Ivy Terrace: The Grand Dame of Capitol Avenue
Discover the history of Ivy Terrace. In February 1823, President James Monroe granted four sections of land, 2,560 acres, to the State of Missouri for the purpose of establishing a…
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Automobile Row: Capitol Avenue’s Early Auto Dealers
Capitol Avenue once fueled Jefferson City’s early auto industry. When the automobile arrived in Jefferson City, Capitol Avenue quickly became the center for business. Car dealerships opened along the 200…
Capitol Mile: Legacies of Influence
Discover the prominent families who once called Capitol Avenue home. The residents of Capitol Avenue evolved from ordinary residents in pioneer log cabins to prominent families living lavishly in gilded…
The Women of Capitol Avenue
How influential socialites and philanthropists helped shape Capitol Avenue history. In a time when women neither had the right to vote nor legal personhood after they married, many of the…
Constructing Capitol Avenue
Discovering the Development of Capital Avenue and What It Once Looked Like. It was German naturalist and explorer Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neu Wied in northeastern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, who observed Missouri’s…