What to See in Augusta - Top Sights and Attractions

Museum in Augusta, Missouri. The August Sehrt House is a historic home located at Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri. It was built about 1860 by German immigrant, August Sehrt. He came to America in 1848 with several family members, including his brother, Julius Sehrt who went on to become the most extensive land owner in St. Charles, MO. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, five bay, brick dwelling on a stone foundation and with a side-gable roof. The building houses the Augusta History Museum.

The August Sehrt House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[1]

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Heritage building in Augusta, Missouri. J. F. Schroer House-Store is a historic home and store located at Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri. The house was built about 1865–1866, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling with a central passage plan. The store occupied the first floor with living quarters above. It measures approximately 50 feet wide by 36 feet deep and has a side-gable roof and wine cellar.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[2]

Heritage building in Augusta, Missouri. Charles McLee Farris House is a historic home located at Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri. It was built about 1850, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three bay, frame dwelling on a stone foundation and with a saddlebag plan. The house measures approximately 32 feet wide and 30 feet deep. It has a side gable roof with dormer and one-bay front porch.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[3]

Heritage building in St. Charles County, Missouri. Robert Ewich Farmstead is a historic home and farm located at Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri. The house was built about 1865, and is a two-story, three-bay, front-gabled, red brick dwelling on a stone foundation. The house measures approximately 35 feet wide and 30 feet deep and has a central-passage plan. Also on the property is a contributing board-and-batten barn dated to about 1865.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[4]

Heritage building in Augusta, Missouri. Mindrup House-Store is a historic home and store located at Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri. The house was built about 1860, and is a three-story, facchwerk timber frame dwelling. The store occupied the first floor with living quarters above. A two-story brick and frame addition was added about 1890. The addition has a hipped roof and features a two-story gallery porch.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[5]

Augusta Harmonie Verein, also known as the American Legion Post 262 and Grand Army of the Republic Hall, is a historic clubhouse located at Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri. It was built in 1869, and is a 1 1/2-story, frame building with board and batten siding. It measures approximately 35 feet wide by 95 feet deep and has a weatherboarded addition built about 1970. Also on the property is a contributing octagonal bandstand constructed about 1890.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[6]

Historical landmark in Augusta, Missouri. The Walnut Street Historic District is a national historic district located at the northern end of Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri. The District includes residential and commercial buildings constructed from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Although there have been some minor modifications, the District appears as it did when the town was founded, and many buildings are still owned by descendants of German settlers. Located in the district is the separately listed Staudinger-Grumke House-Store.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[7]