When arriving here, I was disappointed to see the cake behind a fence, and noticed that the house is only open three hours a week on Sundays. After reading about this historic house online, I'd love to go back and tour it. This historic home houses the Florissant Valley Historical Society and is believed to be one of the oldest remaining homes in St. Louis County. The original log cabin portion of the house dates back to 1790 when it was built on a 350 acre walnut grove by French trader. Florissant is now the 6th most populated community in Missouri. The structure was moved from its original location in 1960 and now rests behind McCluer High School, part of the Florissant/Ferguson school district.
In 1805, the original log cabin was bought by John Mullanphy, an early merchant and trader who became St. Louis' first millionaire. The original cabin was given to his daughter Jane, and husband Charles Chambers as a way to move them back from New York. They expanded the house in 1819 and moved in in 1820. The Chambers had 17 children and the house grew with them until it became a mansion of 22 rooms. The house was continuously occupied for 140 years until 1960 when the high school acquired the property and wanted to expand. The Historical Society opted to preserve the house and has been refurnishing and restoring the rooms of the house since 1965.
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