Laumeier Sculpture Park in Sunset Hills in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The House
It's peaceful here, isn't it?
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Since the founding of St. Louis, people have flocked out of the city to these Meramec River hills. In the late 1700s, folks came for the pure water & mineral springs. In the late 1800s, for resorts & country houses. Since the 1950s, for the leafy suburbs & big parks. The area's been a kind of refugea green haven from the industry & business that sustain the St. Louis region but also make much of the metropolis less socially & environmentally peaceful.
Where do you live? Where do you work? Where do you play? How are those places connected?
Erected by St. Louis County Parks & Recreation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 38° 33.025′ N, 90° 24.91′ W. Marker is in Sunset Hills, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Laumeier Sculpture Park. It can be reached from Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12630 Rott Rd,
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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: Jenny Holzer (American, born 1950) (here, next to this marker); Ken Lum (Canadian, born 1956) (within shouting distance of this marker); Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) (within shouting distance of this marker); Gigi Scaria (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) (within shouting distance of this marker); Northern Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); Pearl Fryar (American, 1939) (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
