Edward Mallinckrodt House
Built: 1880
Demolished: 1950
Style: Second Empire
Architect: Charles K. Ramsey
Neighborhood: Grand Center
City block:2289
On 1875 Compton and Dry Map: no
On 1883 Hopkins Atlas: yes
Historical significance: This house was built in 1881 for Edward Mallinckrodt Sr. Edward Mallinckrodt was the son of Emil Mallinckrodt, one of the founders of the town of Bremen in north St. Louis, which is the Hyde Park neighborhood today. Emil sent Edward and his family back to Germany for part of his childhood in order to immerse him in the culture of his homeland. He later returned to Germany to study chemistry. When he returned to St. Louis, he opened the Mallinckrodt Chemical Company, which quickly grew into one of the largest chemical manufacturers in the country, and Edward became extremely wealthy from the fortunes of the chemical company and built his house on Vandeventer Place. However, by 1916, he had moved to a mansion on Westmoreland Place, and the house was then owned by Henri Chouteau in the 1920s through the 1940s, after changing hands a few times. Henri was a descendant of Auguste Chouteau, one of the founders of St. Louis. He owned a real estate company, and after the mansion on Vandeventer Place was demolished in 1950, Henri moved to Portland Place.
Architectural significance: this house was built in 1880, and was an example of a large Second Empire style house designed by architect Charles K. Ramsey. Like many of the other early houses on Vandeventer Place, this house had stone arches above its windows, large chimneys to heat the massive house, and cast iron detailing above the dormers.
Edward Mallinckrodt Sr.
