Leight, Valentine, General Store

4566 Main St., House Springs, Missouri. County/parish: Jefferson.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 18, 1992. NRIS 92001014.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Garden of Eva
  • Leight Mercantile Co.
  • V. Leight New Store

From Wikipedia:

Valentine Leight General Store

The Valentine Leight General Store, also known as V. Leight New Store, Leight Mercantile Co., and Garden of Eva, is a historic general store located at House Springs, Jefferson County, Missouri. It was built in three stages between about 1894 and 1910, and is a one- to two-story, frame building with Late Victorian style detailing. It is sheathed in weatherboard and measures 88 feet wide by 40 feet deep.: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63819548

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