How can you describe the oldest building in St. Louis?

Everybody likes hearing about the newest buildings in St. Louis, or at least raises their eyebrows at them: like the "stacked cup" design of the One Hundred Building in the. read more

) As far as the oldest standing structure in St. Louis City is concerned, I believe Frank Peters in a"Guide to the Architecture of St. Louis" suggests that it's the Old Cathedral (begun in 1831). read more

The oldest building in St Louis is a 19'th century log cabin, which currently sits inside the City Museum. read more

But I just don't believe there's anything left from 1810's St. Louis. At that time, St. Louis only had a couple thousand people, if that. Here is a quote about St. Louis in 1809, from the City's website. Frederick Billon, who first saw St. Louis in 1809, described the town as virtually unchanged in over forty years. read more