Jewel Box
The Jewel Box is an Art Deco display greenhouse in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. Designed by William C. E. Becker and completed in 1936 with Public Works Administration support, it replaced earlier seasonal greenhouse displays and became a permanent floral conservatory.Photo: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Garden
- Description: greenhouse in St. Louis, Missouri
- Also known as: “St. Louis Floral Conservatory”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Muny and Saint Louis Art Museum.
The Muny
Theater building
Photo: Dalstadt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre is an amphitheater located in St. Louis, Missouri. The theatre seats 11,000 people with about 1,500 free seats in the last nine rows that are available on a first come, first served basis.
Saint Louis Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Saint Louis Art Museum is an art museum located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. With paintings, sculptures, cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from around the world, its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri, where it is visited by up to a half million people every year.
Bayer Insectarium
Zoo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Bayer Insectarium is an insectarium located within the Saint Louis Zoo in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Having opened in 2000 and designed by David Mason & Associates with a cost of $4 million, this 9,000 square feet facility houses educational exhibits and an active breeding and research facility.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheltenham and Kings Oak.
Cheltenham
Neighborhood
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Cheltenham is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bound by Forest Park on the north, Macklind on the east, Manchester Avenue on the south, and Hampton Avenue on the west.
Kings Oak
Neighborhood
Kings Oak is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood is named for two of its streets that make up the neighborhood's boundaries. "Kings" comes from Kingshighway Blvd, the neighborhood's eastern border and "Oak" comes from Oakland Ave, the neighborhood's northern border.
Clayton–Tamm, St. Louis
Neighborhood
Clayton–Tamm is a historic St Louis neighborhood and once an Irish-American enclave located near the western border of St. Louis, Missouri, USA, just south of Forest Park.
Jewel Box
- Categories: greenhouse, building, and recreation area
- Location: St. Louis, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.63532° or 38° 38′ 7″ northLongitude
-90.28028° or 90° 16′ 49″ westElevation
531 feet (162 metres)Inception
1936Operator
City of St. LouisOpen location code
86CFJPP9+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 28533273OpenStreetMap feature
building=greenhouseOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenGeoNames ID
4392489Wikidata ID
Q1688605
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Jewel Box” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jewel Box”
- German: “Jewel Box (St. Louis)”
- German: “Jewel Box”
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