Hoch House, Chesterfield, MO
N 38° 40.007 W 090° 32.476
15S E 713915 N 4282668
The Hoch house was built approximately 1880.
Waymark Code: WMBY70
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2011
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Henry Hoch built this German-style brick cottage around 1880, using his skill as a brick maker, in the area of present day Chesterfield Parkway and Olive Street, in Chesterfield.
Hoch was a second generation brick maker, and began a business in partnership with his brother, Edward and eventually opened Rinkle’s Market, a well-known general store that was located in the area present day Town and Country.
In 1872, Henry Hoch married Lena Mertz and they raised 3 children in this home. The home was relocated to Faust Historic Village in the last 1980s, and the Mertz cabin was also relocated to the park.
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The Faust Historic Village is a St. Louis County park that was developed on on a tract of land that once belonged to the second governor of Missouri, Frederick Bates, who had acquired about 1,000 acres of land in 1808-09 when he was Secretary for the Upper Louisiana Territory. Bates was elected Missouri’s second Governor in 1824 and died the next year. Bates’ Thornhill Estates was acquired by Leicester Busch Faust and his wife Mary, who donated the 100 acres of land for development of the park, in 1968, and Mary later provided several more acres at her death in 1996, which nearly doubled the size of the park.
A section of the park now houses the Faust Historic Village, a collection of buildings that were moved from other locations and preserved at this site. The collection includes 4 residences, and 7 other buildings, including two barns, a carriage house, a blacksmith shop, and two smokehouses, all dating between 1840 and 1888. The Carriage house was relocated from Woodland (also called Jennings), Missouri and all of the other were relocated from the Chesterfield area. The village represents the architecture and lifestyle that were common in the 1880’s. There is a brochure for self-guided tours, and there is no charge to visit Faust Park.
Address:
Faust Park
15185 Olive Blvd.
Chesterfield, MO
Phone: 314-615-8328
Original Location: N 38° 39.415 W 090° 33.257
Type of move: City to City
Related Website: [Web Link]
How it was moved: Not listed
Building Status: Not listed
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