National Historic Landmark · house · St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri

Erlanger, Joseph, House

United States historic place in St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

Erlanger, Joseph, House
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What it is

Wikipedia · Joseph Erlanger House

The Joseph Erlanger House is a historic house at 5127 Waterman Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. As a National Historic Landmark, it was designated to recognize the achievements of Joseph Erlanger (1874-1965), an American doctor and physiologist, who was awarded with the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1944. It was Erlanger's home from 1917 until his death. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. However, the house is not open to the public.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address5127 Waterman Blvd., St. Louis (Independent City), MO
CountySt. Louis County
ListedDec 8, 1976
Reference number76002234
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address5127 Waterman Blvd., St. Louis (Independent City), MO
Coordinates38.64867, -90.26777 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitGateway Arch National Park · 5 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76002234. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.