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Today we will be counting down Our Top Eight House Museums in St Louis Missouri!
We will leave links to all these house museums in our description!
8.)
Sappington House
The Sappington House was built in 1808 by Thomas Sappington, for his bride, Mary Ann
Kinkead.
The building was built using sun-dried bricks on a limestone foundation.
To secure the frame of the building, wooden pegs were used.
The Sappington house remained lived in until the late 1950s and largely unchanged from
it's original state.
Restoration efforts began in 1963 and opened for public tours in 1966.
Restoration continues to this day.
While the structure is stable, many bricks need to be replaced due to rainwater.
This 2-1/2 story house is the oldest known brick structure remaining in St. Louis County.
7.)
The Campbell House Museum
The Campbell House Museum was the first house built in 1851 in the premiere neighborhood
of Lucas Place.
Built for dry goods merchant John Hall and his partner James Donaldson in 1851.
Noted St. Louis architect Thomas Waryng Walsh designed the house.
Originally the house was a large townhouse design.
Rectangular floor plan with three floors, an attic, and English Basement.
It included a 2 story flounder wing at the rear.
There is no particular architectural style.
While is looks like a row house is was never actually attached to anything.
In 1853 John Hall sold it to Mrs. Cornelia Wilson who lived here for 18 months before
the reknowned fur trader, Robert Campbell, Purchused the hosue.
This house was one of the first houses in St. Louis with running water.
The Campbell family lived in this house until 1938.
The museum opened in 1942 and is availble for tours on a weekly basis!
You can learn more about the Campbell house in our video link on screen now!
6.)
Samuel Cupples House
St. Louis entrepreneur Samuel Cupples commussioned this rare example of Richardsonian Romanesque
architecture in St. Louis in 1887.
Architect, Thomas B. Annan gave Cupples an estimate of $150,000.
Construction began in 1888 and was finished in 1890 at the final cost of $500,000 (That
is $15,000,000 in 2021!).
The house has 42 bedrooms, 22 fireplaces, a full-length attic, and a full basement.
In 1919 the house was bought by the Brotherhood of Railroad Telegraphers for their corporate
headquarters.
St. Louis University purchused the house for $50,000 in 1946 for use as classrooms and
the student union.
In 1975, the house was opened to the public for the first time and in 1976 it was placed
on the National Register of Historic Places.
5.)
The Bissell House
The General Daniel Bissell House was built between 1812 and 1820.
It is an early example of federal architecture in the St. Louis area.
The home reflects occupanct of five generations of his family before it was donated to St.
Louis County in 1961.
At it's height, the Bissell estate was 2,300 acres and was used mostly for farming.
Daniel Bissell lived here with his wife and 4 children before his death in 1833.
His family remained living there for 150 years.
The Bissell House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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4.)
Magic Chef Mansion
The Magic Chef Mansion was constructed in 1908 for the founder of Quick Meal & Magic
Chef Stove Company, Charles Stockstrom.
It was designed by Ernst Janssenn at a cost of $49,500.
Charles Stockstrom's daughter lived in the house until 1990.
This beautiful mansion boasts 12,000 sq ft.
With those 12,000 sqft comes 6 Bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms and 2 half bathrooms, and a
bowling alley in the basement!
You can see a full tour of the Magic Chef Mansion at the link on screen now!
3.)
Taille De Noyer
Taille De Noyer was originally built as a two room log cabin in 1800 and was used for
fur trading.
In 1805, it was purchased by John Mullanphy, St. Louis' first millionaire.
He ammassed his wealth from being a merchant and trader.
After John purchused the cabin is was used as his hunting lodge until he gave the home
to his daughter, Jane, and her husband, Charles Chambers in 1817.
They then started expanding the house rapidly until it was a 22-room mansions.
Taille De Noyer was lived in by family of John Mullanphy for 140 years!
2.)
The Hanley House
The Hanley House was built in 1855 by Martin Franklin Hanley.
This farmstead is the oldest structure in Clayton, Missouri.
The house was purchused in 1968 from Barbara Yore, the grandaughter of Martin and Cyrene
Hanley.
The Hanley family lived in this house until the 1960s.
The restored home is today an historic house museum filled with original family furnishings,
artifacts, and letters that together represent an honest portrayal of 19th century Missouri
life.
1.)
Daniel Boone Home
The Daniel Boone home was built by Daniel Boone's youngest son Nathan Boone in the 1810s
but could have been built earlier than 1806!
(Recording keeping in those days was not the best!)
The home took several years to build.
It was 4 stories tall and the limestone walls are 2.5 feet thick.
Daniel Boone lived here until his death on September 26th, 1820.
You can learn more about the Daniel Boone Home in this video linked on the screen!
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