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81.  Tower Grove House. East wing nearly completed.

Tower Grove House. Shows the east wing nearly completed in late 1890. 



1890

82.  Testimonial to Henry Shaw by the Merchant's Exchange of St. Louis.

Testimonial to Henry Shaw by the Merchant's Exchange of St. Louis. 



1878

83.  Henry Shaw Memorabilia. Medicine chest.

Henry Shaw Memorabilia. Medicine chest. 




84.  Henry Shaw Memorabilia. Revolver, holster, pistol, handcuffs. No date.

Henry Shaw Memorabilia. Revolver, holster, pistol, handcuffs. No date. Disappeared when on display in Tower Grove House sometime after renovation in the 1950's. 




85.  Henry Shaw Memorabilia. Piano.

Henry Shaw Memorabilia. Piano. 




86.  Acer dasycarpum on Floral Avenue.

Approach to Garden. Acer Dasycarpum lining Floral Avenue before the Great Cyclone of 1896 destroyed them. Floral Ave. was later named Flora Place after the development of the Shaw neighborhood began in 1897. 



1891

87.  Mausoleum -- Mrs. Trelease (in mourning)

View of the Mausoleum, with Mrs. Trelease in mourning. 1889. 



1889

88.  Tower Grove House, the country estate of Henry Shaw as it appeared in his lifetime.

View of Tower Grove House showing the original east wing from 1849 which would later be removed and rebuilt. 



1890

89.  Henry Shaw's Townhouse.

Henry Shaw's Townhouse located at 7th & Locust just before removal in 1891 to the Missouri Botanical Garden at 2315 Tower Grove Avenue. 



1891

90.  Mausoleum (interior). Shaw's Garden.

Interior of Henry Shaw's Mausoleum. 



1890

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