Eden Publishing House, 1712-1724 Chouteau Avenue, Lafayette Square, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Significance: The building served as headquarters for retail and printing operations of the Eden Publishing Company from 1869 to 1979. Several expansions occurred throughout the company's time of occupation. In the 1930s the building underwent a major addition and renovation into the commercial Art Deco style. The building stands as a representative of German industry that was once pervasive throughout the Lafayette Park neighborhood and across central Missouri.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N769

Survey number: HABS MO-1934

Building/structure dates: 1895-1896 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1902 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1911 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1916 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1930-1931 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1955 Subsequent Work

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