Robidoux Row Museum – St. Joseph, Missouri Some of newcomers, especially those who had come up the Missouri River by steamboat, found it difficult to find places to live while their new homes were being built. To meet the need for temporary housing, Robidoux built a series of seven connected houses, or apartments, on the north side of his new town. Begun in the 1840′s and completed in the late 1850′s, the structure was soon given the name of Robidoux Row.
Today, after having survived many years of neglect, the four remaining units of Robidoux Row have been restored. The portion designated as the East Building is now a house museum. The museum includes a restoration of Robidoux’s personal quarters, furnished with some of his own belongings and other period pieces, and a wintering room that appears much as it may have when it was providing shelter for a pioneer family on the move. The remaining segment now called the West Building, serves as headquarters for the Saint Joseph Historical Society.
Built by Joseph Robidoux, circa 1850
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Restored by The Saint Joseph Historical Society
Location: N 3rd St
Phone: (816) 232-5861
Hours: May through September: 10am-4pm, Tuesday-Friday; 1pm-4pm Saturday-Sunday October through April: Tuesday-Friday; 12pm-4pm. Closed Sunday and Monday. Closed January and Holidays.
Fee: $2 adults, .50 students, 12 and under free
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