
1889 (603 North Sixth Street) - St. Charles, MO
Posted by:
YoSam.
N 38° 47.298 W 090° 29.162
15S E 718351 N 4296286
This building is number 42 in the Commons Neighborhood District. Tying the Kettler and Wilke families together for a long time.
Waymark Code: WM17WC1
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2023
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County of building: St. Charles County
Location of building: N 6th St. & Lewis St., NW corner, St. Charles
Built: 1889
Architect/Builder: Unknown
Architectural Style: Folk Victorian
Original Occupant: John Wilke
Historic District Map
Marker Text:
1889
603 North Sixth Street
of
The Commons Neighborhood
1834 John and Herman Wilke arrived from Hanover, Germany.
1850's John and Herman established successful farms in Portage Des Souix Township, now Orchard
Farms.
1860's John and Herman both served for the Union during the Civil War. John's rank is unknown.
Herman's rank was Lieutenant in the Home Guard. Southern renegades raided Herman Wilke's
farm to killed him. His assailant was shot by Henry Kettler, a hired hand. Kettler served as a
private in the Civil War 1961-1862.
1867 John Wilke purchased half of this block along 6th street.
1873 John Wilke purchased the rest of this block along 7th Street.
1889 John Wilke had this house built for his retirement.
It is a brick Queen Anne with double brick dentils beneath the cornices. The steep hipped roof
has two cross gables. The turned porch posts support a spindled frieze suspended from the
porch roof. The bay windows with their concave mansard roofs are distinctive.
1902 In order to pay John Wilke's heirs, house and lot were sold to highest bidder, Henry Kettler, the
long time family friend and defender.
The house remained with Kettler and his heirs for almost 80 years.