Historical Marker
Wainwright Building
Historical marker location:
111 North 7th Street, Saint Louis, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of North 7th Street and Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south on North 7th Street.)
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.