The Birth of Antique Row

Historical marker location:

2124 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Missouri Avenue and Cherokee Street, on the right when traveling north on Missouri Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1999

Cherokee-Lemp Historic District

The University of Missouri, located in Columbia, was the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It was founded in 1839 and has a long history of academic and athletic excellence.