County of store: Warren County
Location of store: MO-94, Katy Trail, Peers
Built: 1893
Architect: George Glosemeyer
Listed: January 29, 2018
The Person:
Marthasville Record-- 9 Nov 1945
Gloden Wedding Anniversary of MR. & Mrs George Glosemeyer October 29
Mr. & Mrs. George Glosemeyer had the rare privilege of celebrating their golden wedding anniversary at their home in Peers. Mr. Glosemeyer is the sixth member of the Mr. Henry Glosemeyer, family to celebrate a Golden Wedding anniersary.
High Mass was celebrated at St. Ignatius church at 8 a.m. by Rev. Norbert Pohl. The attendents were Benj. Glosemeyer and Mrs. Dina Schwoeppe, brother & sister of Mr. Glosemeyer. A granddaughter, Marlene Liermann, was the flower girl.
A reception was held during the day at the Glosemeyer home for near relatives. In the evening a dance given for cousins of the couple. Mr. & Mrs. Glosemeyer have one daughter, Mrs. Frank Liermann, and seven grandchildren. They also have many friends who wish them ontinued success and happiness for many more years.
"Obit:
George J. Glosemeyer of Concord Hill died at the St. Francis Hospital in Washington August 24, 1956, at the age of 86 years. He was the son of the late Henry Glosemeyer and his wife, nee Finder.
He is survived by his ages wife, one daughter, Mrs. Frank Liermann, a son-in-law, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; also a sister, Mrs. Dina Schwoeppe.
Funeral services were held Monday at the St. Ignatius Church with the Rev. F. Schiller officiating and burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of the Lichtenberg Funeral Home." ~ Find-A-Grave
"George was the grandson of John and Anna Glosemeyer who had left their homeland of Germany in 1833. The couple set out with their one year old son, Henry, to the shores of the United States, likely following the wave of fellow German immigrants.44 In the 19th century,
Missouri had become a haven for German migrants escaping economic depression and unrest in their native country. The family made their way to the “Missouri Rhineland,” eventually settling in Warren County. German families, like the Glosemeyers, were drawn to this area because of its resemblance to the German countryside, rich soil, and river ports.
"George married Louise Schwoeppe in 1895, and the newlyweds made the general store their home.47 One year later, they opened it for business. In 1899, they had their first and only child, Anna. In 1903, a major flood on the Missouri River moved the River’s north bank about
two and a half miles away from the store. Despite losing the store’s convenient location to the river, it continued to prosper due to its proximity to the railroad." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
The Place:
"The Glosemeyer General Store is a two story rural general store located along the Katy
Trail in the former depot town of Peers at 16011 Concord Hill Road, Marthasville, Warren
County, Missouri. The building was constructed by George Glosemeyer in 1893, designed to be
a commercial space on the first story and a single-family residence on the second story. It was
opened for commercial use in 1896. The main building is approximately 2,300 square feet and is
slightly L-shaped. It features a front gabled roof made of tin. The original white wood
weatherboard siding covers both stories of the south façade’s exterior wall and the second story
of the north façade’s exterior wall. The remainder of the building’s exterior walls are covered by
white vinyl siding over the original clapboard following the flood of 1993.
"The general store is in excellent condition. Its interior floor plan remains unchanged since
1917 after the east and west wings were added. The exterior has retained the same appearance
since the 1940s, when the original front porch was replaced due to flood damage. The white
vinyl siding on the north, east, and west façades has been designed to look like the original white
wood weatherboard siding that still covers the south façade and part of the north façade.
Additionally, the surrounding land remains largely unaltered. The store stands just steps away
from what was once the Missouri, Kansas, Texas Railroad line, known as the “Katy.”" ~ NRHP Nomination Form