National Historic Landmark

Missouri Botanical Gardens

St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
Listed
November 19, 1971
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
71001065

About this property

The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw. Its herbarium, with more than 7.5 million specimens, is the second largest in North America, behind that of the New York Botanical Garden. Its Peter H. Raven Library contains 85% coverage of all literature ever published on systematic botany and plant taxonomy. The Index Herbariorum code assigned to the herbarium is MO and it is used when citing housed specimens.

Location

2345 Tower Grove Ave.
St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
38.61374, -90.25912

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Shaw's Garden Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi
Thurman Station
Industrial
0.4 mi
Reber Place Historic District
Listed
0.6 mi
Tower Grove Park
Listed
0.6 mi
Woodward and Tiernan Printing Company Building
Industrial
0.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Action at St. Louis (Spanish Fort San Carlos)
1780Revolutionary War
3.4 mi
Capture of Cahokia (Illinois 1778)
1778Revolutionary War
4.4 mi

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When was Missouri Botanical Gardens listed on the National Register?

Missouri Botanical Gardens was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Missouri Botanical Gardens?

Missouri Botanical Gardens is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Missouri Botanical Gardens a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Missouri Botanical Gardens has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

What is the period of significance for Missouri Botanical Gardens?

The period of significance for Missouri Botanical Gardens is recorded as the listed era.

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