County of building: St. Charles County
Location of building: N 5th St. & Decatur St., NW corner, St. Charles
Built: 1870
Architect/Builder: Unknown
Architectural Style: Italianate
Original Occupant: Jane (Mudd) Kirkpatrick
Historic District Map
Marker Text:
Circa 1865
701 N. 5th St.
1815 - Wallace Kirkpatrick, of Scottish nationality, arrived in St. Charles from South Carolina. He was
one of the first merchants in St. Charles, later residing on property near St. Charles and
becoming a successful farmer. He married Miss Jane Mudd, a daughter of another successful
farmer.
1830 - This property was part of the Nathan Boone survey of the Commons.
1835 - This property was part of Dr. Andrew Wilson's Lease of part of the Commons.
1838 - Wallace Kirkpatrick died on his farmstead.
1852 - Census shows Jane Kirkpatrick (nee Mudd) raised her children on the homestead along with 6
slaves (1 male and 5 females).
1857 - Matilda Kirkpatrick, on of Jane's daughters, married a James F. Mudd.
1860 - Census lists Jane Kirkpatrick as head of household with daughter, Elizabeth, aged 32, and son
William, age 23, and a James Gorman of Ireland, age 15. They were residing near James F. and
Matilda Mudd (nee Kirkpatrick) with Francis F. Lamonte.
1865 - Approximate date of construction of this Romantic Italianate style home.
1868 - Fire Insurance records lists Jane as owning a brick house at this location.
1870 - Census reports list Jane residing here with her daughter, Elizabeth.
1878 - Records list Elizabeth as the owner. The mother must have died.
1892 - City directory list the children of James R. Mudd living here with Elizabeth.
1907 - Edward Trask and his wife Margaret (nee Mudd) have purchased the property.
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1923 - Felix Trask, and his wife, Lillie became the next owners. Felix was employed as a clerk at the
post office. The Trask family owned the property until 1963. The historic name of the house is
given as the Kirkpatrick-Trask House.