Butler House (St. Louis, Missouri)
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Butler House | |
 Butler House in St. Louis's Central West End | |
| Location |
4484 W. Pine Boulevard St. Louis Missouri, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 38°38′24″N 90°15′28″W / 38.64°N 90.257778°WCoordinates: 38°38′24″N 90°15′28″W / 38.64°N 90.257778°W |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architect | Albert Knell |
| NRHP Reference # | 82004733[1] |
The Buter House is a turreted, brick house built in 1892 for prominent St. Louis tobacco manufacturer James Gay Butler.[2] It was designed in the Queen Anne style by Albert Knell, a Canadian architect.
James Gay Buter
James Gay Butler (January 23, 1840–August 22, 1916) was an American tobacco executive. He was a major supporter of Lindenwood University.[3] Butler is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/82004733.pdf
- ↑ "Butler Library - Lindenwood University - The Butlers". lindenwood.edu.
- ↑ "James Gay Butler (1840 - 1916) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com.
- ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B01E0D81E3FE233A25750C2A96E9C946796D6CF
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