Barnum's St. Louis Hotel is a hotel in St. Louis, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, United States”. It opened in 1854. It stands about 1.2 km from the centre of St. Louis.[3]
Overview
Barnum's St. Louis Hotel was a historic 6-floor hotel built in 1854. The Barnums were a family of hotel keepers who had run the famous Barnum's City Hotel in Baltimore. This building was located at the 2nd and Walnut Streets in St. Louis, Missouri, and has been considered to be St. Louis' first high-rise building.
From “Barnum's St. Louis Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1854. It was designed by George I. Barnett. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.2 km from the centre of St. Louis. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL), about 20 km from the centre of St. Louis.[4]
It is one of 40 hotels in and around St. Louis recorded in Wikidata, 25 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 8 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in St. Louis.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- National Hotel — 0.2 km
- Millennium Hotel St. Louis — 0.2 km, opened 1968
- Southern Hotel — 0.3 km, opened 1881
- Hyatt Regency Saint Louis at The Arch — 0.3 km
- Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark — 0.4 km
- Hilton St. Louis Downtown at the Arch — 0.5 km
- Hotel Saint Louis, Autograph Collection — 0.7 km
- The Westin St. Louis — 0.7 km
- St. Nicholas Hotel — 0.8 km
- Maryland Hotel — 0.8 km
See also
- Hotels in St. Louis
- Hotels in the United States
- Hotels designed by George I. Barnett
- List of hotels opened in the 1850s
References
- ^ Barnum's St. Louis Hotel (Q55075441). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Barnum's St. Louis Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2025-12-28.
- ^ St. Louis (Q38022). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in St. Louis. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.