Marshall School Neighborhood in The Ville Historic District
Parts of 4300 blks. of Aldine & Cote Brilliante Aves. & 1500 & 1700 blks. of Billups Ave., Saint Louis, MO Local significance of the district: Black
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
About National Register Listings
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 infamous outlaw Jesse James was born in Clay County, Missouri, in 1847. He later became known for his bank and train robberies and was killed by a member of his own gang in 1882.