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Construction began on this Court house 1n 1826. Architect William Rumbold modeled the wrought and cast iron dome after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.. The courthouse was the scene of many rallies, speeches and several important trials, including the suit by Dred Scott for freedom from slavery and Suffragist Virginia Louisa Minor for the right to vote.In 1940, the city of St. Louis deeded the Old Courthouse to the Federal Government.