Jewel Box

The Jewel Box is an Art Deco display greenhouse in , , 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.
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  • 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.

Theater building
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The St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre is an amphitheater located in , . 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.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in , Missouri, United States. With paintings, sculptures, cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from around the world, its three-story building stands in in , Missouri, where it is visited by up to a half million people every year.

Zoo
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The is an insectarium located within the 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.

Neighborhood
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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.

Neighborhood
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.

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 .

Jewel Box

Latitude
38.63532° or 38° 38′ 7″ north
Longitude
-90.28028° or 90° 16′ 49″ west
Elevation
531 feet (162 metres)
Inception
1936
Operator
City of St. Louis
Open location code
86CFJPP9+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28533273
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­greenhouse
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
Geo­Names ID
4392489
Wiki­data ID
Q1688605
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Jewel Box” goes by many names.

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