Eugene Field House
United States historic place in St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
The Eugene Field House is a historic house museum in St. Louis, Missouri. Built in 1845, it was the home of Roswell Field, an attorney for Dred Scott in the landmark Dred Scott v. Sandford court case. Field's son, Eugene Field, was raised there and became a noted writer of children's stories. A National Historic Landmark, it is now a museum known as the Field House Museum.
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The record
| Register name | Field, Eugene, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 634 S. Broadway, St. Louis (Independent City), MO |
| Independent city | City of St. Louis |
| Listed | Aug 19, 1975 |
| Listed for | Community planning, Literature, Politics and government, Architecture, Social history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 75002137 |
| Type of place | historic house museum |
| Style | Federal architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 634 S. Broadway, St. Louis (Independent City), MO |
| Coordinates | 38.6199° N, 90.1918° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in St. Louis (Independent City) | 384 listed places in St. Louis (Independent City) → · walking tours → |
| Nearest national park unit | Gateway Arch National Park · under a mile · on Park Atlas |
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Missouri
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Questions people ask
When was Eugene Field House listed on the National Register?
Aug 19, 1975. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Can I visit Eugene Field House?
Yes. Eugene Field House is recorded as open to the public.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Eugene Field House?
634 S. Broadway, St. Louis (Independent City), City of St. Louis, Missouri. The nearest national park unit is Gateway Arch National Park, under a mile away.
Source: Gateway Arch National Park
Where is the nomination form for Eugene Field House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Eugene Field House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75002137. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.