Lafayette Lofts

Historical marker location:

815 Ann Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on Ann Avenue just east of South 9th Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2019

815 Ann Ave.. circa 1907

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.