Built by Governor B. Gratz Brown, this style of architecture is rarely found outside urban areas. Museum features a collection of inaugural gowns worn by Missouri’s First Ladies.

L.V. Dix, originally from Rochester, New York and a Calvary veteran of ‘The Army of the Potomac,’ traveled across the heartland searching for a suitable place to settle. Originally known as ‘The Maples,’ this fine home has been in the Dix family ever since.

The architecture firm that designed this stone home is the same one that designed the present day Capitol. For the past 30 years the property has been owned by Lincoln University. It is traditionally occupied by the University President.

Ivy Terrace is one of the most intact and representative examples of Queen Anne style in the city and remains substantially unaltered from its original appearance.

This private school was built in the 1870’s as part of Jefferson Female Seminary. It represented academy level education that bridged the gap between basic elementary education and college level study.