West Locust and Olive Street Commercial and Industrial District
Roughly bounded by Theresa, Olive, Locust and Leonard, Saint Louis, MO Local significance of the district: Industry; Commerce
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
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The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
The Missouri State Penitentiary, located in Jefferson City, was once the oldest operating prison west of the Mississippi River. It opened in 1836 and closed in 2004.