Creve Coeur in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Tappmeyer Homestead

Photographed By Jason Voigt, November 8, 2021

1. Tappmeyer Homestead Marker

Inscription. Built from 1880-1884, the Tappmeyer house was located on Olive Street Road just west of Ross Avenue on a 33-acre working farm that produced wheat, corn, alfalfa, and clover hay. The Tappmeyer farm also had livestock - mules, horses, cattles, pigs, and chickens - and a large orchard and vegetable garden.

For over 100 years, four generations of Tappmeyers lived in the house, an example of the ornate Victorian Italianate architecture popular at the time. Wagonloads of potatoes were driven to the City of St. Louis, returning with the lumber needed to construct the house. The labor for construction was $260 plus room and board for the carpenter and his helper.

The house was moved to Millennium Park in 2003. Today, the home has period-appropriate furnishings on the first floor, which has been restored and is open to the public for exhibits, tours, and functions. Tappmeyer descendants still live in the area.

Erected by City of Creve Coeur Parks & Recreation Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.

Location. 38° 40.272′ N, 90° 28.026′ W. Marker is in Creve Coeur,

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Missouri, in St. Louis County. Marker can be reached from Barnes West Drive south of Olive Boulevard (State Highway 340). Marker is located at Millennium Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Barnes W Dr, Saint Louis MO 63141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Stan Musial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lake School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hackmann Cabin (approx. 1.9 miles away); Old Log Cabin (approx. 2 miles away); Clester Cabin (approx. 2 miles away); Tender Courage (2014) (approx. 2.1 miles away); Dripping Springs (approx. 2.9 miles away); Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park - Water Trail (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Creve Coeur.

Regarding Tappmeyer Homestead. Marker can be accessed either from the Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital parking lot (from Olive Boulevard) or from the Hope Montessori Academy lot (from North Mason Road). The marker and house is closer to the latter.

Also see . . . Tappmeyer House. From the Creve Coeur Parks and Recreation department website. (Submitted on November 8, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed By Jason Voigt, November 8, 2021

2. Tappmeyer Homestead Marker

Marker and house in the same photo

Tappmeyer Homestead image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, November 8, 2021

3. Tappmeyer Homestead

Millennium Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, November 8, 2021

4. Millennium Park

Photo taken from across the house

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.