Photos: The Old Courthouse reopens with new exhibits
Twinette Johnson, dean of St. Louis University School of Law, delivers the keynote speech on the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The $27.5 million rennovations the courthouse underwent included the installation of a new elevator, HVAC and fire suppression system. Lynne Jackson, great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott and founder of The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, cuts the ribbon at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse, officially opening it to the public in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell listens to the keynote speech at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Lynne Jackson, great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott and founder of The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, cuts the ribbon at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse, officially opening it to the public on Saturday, May 3, 2025, in downtown St. Louis. Twinette Johnson, dean of St. Louis University School of Law, delivers the keynote speech on the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The $27.5 million rennovations the courthouse underwent included the installation of a new elevator, HVAC and fire suppression system. The St. Louis Symphony's IN UNISON choir performs on the front steps at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Mayor Cara Spencer listens to the keynote speeck at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Jeremy Sweat, Gateway Arch National Park Superintendent, speaks in front of the ribbon at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Mayor Cara Spencer speaks with Lynne Jackson, great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Cott and founder of The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The courthouse was the home of the historic Dred Scott decision. Tim Crusoe waves an American flag and stands dressed in American flag clothing as he listens to the keynote speech at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Crusoe said he came to the event to be apart of the history of the reopening. A line of visitors files into the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Old Courthouse reopened to the public with a ceremony and festival after a $27.5 million restoration. Trey Bolen and Kierstan McBride stand together as they look outside a window during the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. As a part of the building's $27.5 million rennovation, new windows were installed across the courthouse. Saidiya Asebedo and her daughter Imari Asebedo look at paintings in the main hall of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Mayor Cara Spencer talks with visitors on the front steps of the Old Courthouse during its reopening in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Visitors walk through the main hall of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis during its public reopening on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Visitors grab commemorative coins on their way in to the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The courthouse reopened to the public with a ceremony following a $27.5 million rennovation. Anthony Miano hands out commemorative coins to visitors at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Miano came to the event to see the courthouse and decided to hand out coins to help people get inside faster. Valerie Hamilton, left, and jennifer Major stamp slips of paper with the National Parks stamp of the Old Courthouse during its reopening in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Hamilton and Major came to the event as family members of Lynne Jackson, great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott. Bernard Hammond looks at an exhibit at the Old Courthouse during its reopeningin St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Hammond came from Joliet to the reopneing to support his fiance's son who helped build the new HVAC system in the building. A crowd of visitors files into the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Old Courthouse reopened to the public with a ceremony and festival after a $27.5 million restoration. A line of visitors files into the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Old Courthouse reopened to the public with a ceremony and festival after a $27.5 million restoration. Michael Schulte, a volunteer at Gateway Arch National Park, speaks to Madison ande Deme're Harris inside a new exhibit at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. "We love going to all the historic sites in St. Louis," Deme're said. "We couldn't miss this." Visitors walk through the main hall of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis during its public reopening on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Carol Daniel, senior producer of Nine PBS, emcees the ceremony at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. A visitor looks at a statue of Dred and Harriet Scott during the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The courthouse was the site of the historic 1857 Dred Scott case where Scott, a slave at the time, sued for his freedom. The St. Louis Symphony's IN UNISON choir performs on the front steps at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Banners hang from the newly renocated Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis to commemorate its grand reopening after extensive rennovations on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The St. Louis Symphony's IN UNISON choir performs on the front steps at the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Twinette Johnson, dean of St. Louis University School of Law, delivers the keynote speech on the grand reopening of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The $27.5 million rennovations the courthouse underwent included the installation of a new elevator, HVAC and fire suppression system. A crowd of attendees stands for the national anthem outside of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis for its grand reopening ceremony on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The courthouse reopened after a $27.5 million restoration.
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