Missouri Botanical Garden, Linnaean House, 2345 Tower Grove Avenue, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Significance: A well-preserved example of the mid-19th century type of greenhouse and features unusual decorative brickwork. The only remaining one of Shaw's original greenhouses, it is probably the oldest structure of this type in continuous use west of the Mississippi and perhaps in the whole country.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-143
Survey number: HABS MO-1135-D
Building/structure dates: 1881 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1919 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1927 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1932 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1956 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1968 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1970 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001065