St. Louis Mercantile Library, St. Louis

Name: St. Louis Mercantile Library
Address: 1 University Blvd, St. Louis, United States
Telephone: +1 314-516-7240

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The St. Louis Mercantile Library, founded in 1846 in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, was originally established as a membership library, and is the oldest extant library west of the Mississippi River. Since 1998 the library has been housed at the University of Missouri-St. Louis as a Special Collections library within the Thomas Jefferson Library. The majority of library materials can be assigned to one of four categories: the General Collection, the John W. Barriger Railroad Library, the Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library, or the Art Museum. The collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library have been named a City Landmark by the city of St. Louis, Mo. due to the cultural significance of the library. ()

Established: 1846 (178 years ago)Coordinates: 38°42'37"N, 90°18'42"W

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1 University BlvdBelleriveSt. Louis United States

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+1 314-516-7240

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St. Louis Mercantile Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Delmar Loop, Ruth Park Golf Course, Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, Washington Park Cemetery.

3.8 miS
Street, Nightlife, Dancing
Delmar Loop, St. Louis
97 min walk • Nestled in the heart of St. Louis, the Delmar Loop is a vibrant, bustling entertainment district renowned for its eclectic mix of culture, dining, shopping, and nightlife. Encompassing a six-block stretch of Delmar Boulevard, this energetic corridor is often referred...
3.5 miSW
Golf
Ruth Park Golf Course, St. Louis
90 min walk • Ruth Park Golf Course is in the heart of University City, Missouri. It is a 9-hole facility with driving range available for anyone to play year round. Residents of University City get a reduced rate if they present a University ID card produced at the Centennial Commons.
3 miSW
Cemetery
Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, St. Louis
77 min walk • The Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery is a Jewish graveyard located in University City, Missouri, an inner ring suburb of St. Louis.
2.1 miNW
Cemetery
Washington Park Cemetery, Ferguson
55 min walk • Washington Park Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery active from 1920 until 1980 and located in Berkeley, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.
3.8 miS
Tudor Revival architecture
Delmar Loop–Parkview Gardens Historic District, St. Louis
97 min walk • The Delmar Loop-Parkview Gardens Historic District is a historic district in University City, Missouri and St. Louis, Missouri. It is roughly bounded by Kingsland Ave. North Dr. Delmar Blvd. and Eastgate. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The listing included 289 contributing buildings.
~810 ftE
Universities and schools
UMSL, St. Louis
4 min walk • The University of Missouri–St. Louis is a public research university in St. Louis, Missouri. Established in 1963, it is one of four universities in the University of Missouri System and its newest.
3.5 miS
City, Area
University City, St. Louis
89 min walk • University City is an inner-ring suburb of the city of St. Louis in St. Louis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was measured at 35,065 by the 2020 census. The city is one of the older suburbs in the St.
3.7 miS
Architecture, Historical place, City hall
City Hall, St. Louis
94 min walk • The City Hall of University City, Missouri, the seat of municipal government for University City, Missouri, was built in 1903 as the Woman's Magazine Building, the headquarters of a magazine publishing company, and became a city hall in 1930.
2.5 miN
Library
Ferguson Municipal Public Library, Ferguson
63 min walk • Ferguson Municipal Public Library is an American public library located in Ferguson, Missouri. It is a member of the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County.
3.1 miW
City, Area
Overland, St. Louis
79 min walk • Overland is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,062 at the 2010 census.
2.9 miNW
City, Area
Woodson Terrace, St. Louis
74 min walk • Woodson Terrace is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,063 at the 2010 census.