Missouri Botanical Gardens
Built 1859. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 2345 Tower Grove Ave., St. Louis (Independent City), MO |
| Independent city | City of St. Louis |
| Listed | Nov 19, 1971 |
| Listed for | Landscape architecture, Science, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Shaw's Garden |
| Reference number | 71001065 |
| Built | 1859 · more from the 1850s |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 2345 Tower Grove Ave., St. Louis (Independent City), MO |
| Coordinates | 38.6141° N, 90.2589° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in St. Louis (Independent City) | 384 listed places in St. Louis (Independent City) → · walking tours → |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Missouri Botanical Gardens listed on the National Register?
Nov 19, 1971. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Missouri Botanical Gardens built?
1859.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Missouri Botanical Gardens?
2345 Tower Grove Ave., St. Louis (Independent City), City of St. Louis, Missouri.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Missouri Botanical Gardens?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71001065. 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.