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The site was the first orphan home west of the Mississippi River. It was founded on July 30, 1867, by Rev. Johann F. Buenger, pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri. The City of Des Peres purchased it on August 3, 1973, and St. Louis County designated it a Historic Site on August 16, 1984.
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Des Peres, Missouri · United States
