St. Louis, MO - Historic Christopher Hawken House
Posted by: BruceS
N 38° 34.403 W 090° 21.983
15S E 729430 N 4272725
Circa 1857 house converted to a museum located in Webster Grove, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM1103
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2006
Views: 118
This Federal-Greek Revival style farm house was built by Christopher Miller Hawken,
son of Jacob Hawken who, with his brother Samuel, made the famous Hawken Rifle.
The Hawken Rifle was called "gun that settled the West," it was the rifle of
choice of many famous westward explorers and trappers, including Daniel Boone,
Davy Crockett, Kit Carson, John Fremont and Jim Bridger. The house was moved to
its current location and operated as a museum by the Webster Grove Historical
Society. The building is furnished with period furniture and has a large
collection of dolls from around the world in the basement.
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