Near Affton in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Green Haven?

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 14, 2012

1. Green Haven? Marker

Inscription. Colonel Dent named the property White Haven after his family home in Maryland. Paint analysis indicated the home was painted various colors in the nineteenth century, including Paris Green with a dark green trim, as seen on this wall and door. This physical evidence, along with a ledger sheet from a local store where the paint ingredients were purchased, dates the Paris Green to 1874, during Grant's ownership. A typical color of the Victorian period, it is not what most visitors today expect to see, given the historic name of the property.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 38° 33.125′ N, 90° 21.095′ W. Marker is near Affton, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is on Grant Road. Marker is within the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7400 Grant Road, Saint Louis MO 63123, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Buildings for White Haven (here, next to this marker); Slaves Only (here, next to this marker); The Roads to White Haven (here, next to this marker); The White Haven Estate: Other Houses

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(here, next to this marker); The Working Farm (here, next to this marker); Early Owners of the Farm (a few steps from this marker); Outbuildings / ~150 Years Ago—Colored Troops (within shouting distance of this marker); A Place Called Home / ~150 Years Ago—Petersburg (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Affton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. White Haven's Outbuildings (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Two tone Victorian green paint. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 14, 2012

2. Two tone Victorian green paint.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 643 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on October 15, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.