Home of Don Carlos Tayon - St. Charles, MO
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N 38° 46.506 W 090° 29.112
15S E 718463 N 4294823
Civil Commandant's home.
Waymark Code: WM3KY9
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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County of Marker: Saint Charles County
Location of Marker: 119 McDonough St., St. Charles

Marker Text:

Home of
DON CARLOS TAYON
TAYON WAS CIVIL COMMANDANT FROM 1793 TO 1801
DON SANTIAGO MACKAY
FUR TRADER
SUCCEDED TAYON AS
POST COMMANDANT
FROM
1801 TO 1804.

History of Mark:
This home was built by Don Carlos Tayon in 1790. It is considered a beautiful example of old French architecture. It has beam ceilings and the inside walls of this brick home are exposed brick walls. The windows have small glass panes. The ground floor was the dance hall, where lavish Cotillions were given. The stable near the house is still standing but the passageway from the stable to the dance hall has gone with the years. Don Carlos Tayon was the second Commandant of the district of St. Charles. In "The Journal of Julius Rodman", Edgar Allen Poe describes "Les Petites Cotes" and this home of Don Carlos Tayon as he found it in 1791.

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