Cupples House
Encyclopedia
Cupples House is an historic mansion in St. Louis, Missouri
, constructed from 1888 to 1890 by Samuel Cupples
, a wealthy businessman. It is now a museum on the campus of Saint Louis University
. The house is designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque
architectural style
.
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, constructed from 1888 to 1890 by Samuel Cupples
Samuel Cupples
Samuel Cupples was a St. Louis, Missouri woodenware merchant and business partner of Robert S. Brookings. With the Brookings Brothers, Cupples enlarged his company to enormous proportions. He also built "Cupples Station" in downtown St...
, a wealthy businessman. It is now a museum on the campus of Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
. The house is designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...
architectural style
Architectural style
Architectural styles classify architecture in terms of the use of form, techniques, materials, time period, region and other stylistic influences. It overlaps with, and emerges from the study of the evolution and history of architecture...
.
External links
- Official website (Saint Louis University)