Midwest

Washington

Franklin County, MO

Population

14,769

Walk Score

70 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$764

Median home value

$195,500

Washington is a city on the south banks of the Missouri River, 50 miles west of St. Louis, Missouri. It is considered an exurb of the Greater St. Louis area. As of the 2020 census, Washington had a population of 14,500. It is the largest city in Franklin County, Missouri. It is notable for being the "corncob pipe capital of the world," with the Missouri Meerschaum located on the city's riverfront.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Brehe Farmstead Historic District · listed 2000
  • Busch, John B., Brewery Historic District · listed 2000
  • Downtown Washington Historic District · listed 1989
  • Locust Street Historic District · listed 2000
  • Stafford-Olive Historic District · listed 2000
  • Tibbe Historic District · listed 1990

Notable landmarks

  • Abkemeyer, John, House · listed 2000
  • Bartelmann, Henry, House · listed 2000
  • Bartsch-Jasper House · listed 2000
  • Beinke, Henry F., House · listed 2000
  • Beins, Henry, House · listed 2000
  • Broeker, H.P., House · listed 2000
  • Broeker, John H., House · listed 2000
  • Buhr, Henry J., House · listed 2000
  • Busch, John B., Brewery Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2014
  • Caldwell Farm · listed 1980
  • Degen, Henry, House · listed 2000
  • Eitzen, Henry Charles, Building · listed 2000
  • Ernst, Henry and Elizabeth, House · listed 2000
  • Fore Shoe Company Building · listed 2005
  • Helm, Charles H., House · listed 2000
  • Helm, John and Wilhelmina, House · listed 2000
  • Jones, Stephen M., Building · listed 2000
  • Kohmueller, Louis, House · listed 2000
  • Krog, Albert, House · listed 2000
  • Kruse, Casper, House · listed 2000
  • May, Dr. H.A., House · listed 2000
  • Mense, Frank, House · listed 2000
  • Meyer, John, House · listed 2000
  • Monje, Paul, House · listed 2000
  • O'Hara, Mark, House · listed 2000
  • …and 11 more

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