Shelley House
United States historic place in St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri. Added to the National Register in 1988, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Shelley House is a historic house at 4600 Labadie Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. Built in 1906, this duplex was the focus of the 1948 United States Supreme Court case Shelley v. Kraemer, which ruled that judicial enforcement by state courts of racially restrictive covenants violated the Constitution. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 14, 1990.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 4600 Labadie Ave., St. Louis (Independent City), MO |
| Independent city | City of St. Louis |
| Listed | Apr 18, 1988 |
| Listed for | Black heritage, Law, Social history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Shelley, J. D. and E., Home; Shelley v. Kraemer House |
| Reference number | 88000437 |
| Type of place | historic house |
| 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 | 4600 Labadie Ave., St. Louis (Independent City), MO |
| Coordinates | 38.6668° N, 90.2441° 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 · 4 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Shelley House listed on the National Register?
Apr 18, 1988. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Shelley House?
4600 Labadie Ave., St. Louis (Independent City), City of St. Louis, Missouri. The nearest national park unit is Gateway Arch National Park, 4 miles away.
Source: Gateway Arch National Park
Where is the nomination form for Shelley House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Shelley 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 88000437. 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.