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Missouri Botanical Gardens

Missouri Botanical Gardens is a historic place in St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1971, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 71001065.

St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, MissouriListed November 19, 1971NRIS #71001065★ National Historic Landmark
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About this place

What is Missouri Botanical Gardens?

The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw. Its herbarium, with more than 7.5 million specimens, is the second largest in North America, behind that of the New York Botanical Garden. Its Peter H. Raven Library contains 85% coverage of all literature ever published on systematic botany and plant taxonomy. The Index Herbariorum code assigned to the herbarium is MO and it is used when citing housed specimens.

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The record

Listing details

Name
Missouri Botanical Gardens
City
St. Louis (Independent City)
County
St. Louis County
State
Missouri
Listed on the National Register
November 19, 1971
NRIS reference number
71001065
Resource type
district
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
38.61374, -90.25912
When was Missouri Botanical Gardens listed on the National Register?

Missouri Botanical Gardens was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1971.

Where is Missouri Botanical Gardens located?

Missouri Botanical Gardens is located in St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri at approximately 38.61374, -90.25912. See the map above.

Is Missouri Botanical Gardens a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Missouri Botanical Gardens is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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