Born January 22, 1850
Robert S. Brookings moved from Maryland to St. Louis in 1867 to take a job as a clerk and became one of the city's most successful businessmen. In 1895 he crowned his business career with the construction of the historic Cupples Station Warehouse Complex in Downtown St. Louis. That same year he became President of the Board of Washington University, a position he held for 33 years. Brookings oversaw the university's relocation to its present location and the development of its medical school. In 1927 he founded the Brookings Institution, a leader in public policy research to this day. Robert S. Brookings devoted the latter half of his life and nearly all of his personal fortune to advance humanity through higher education.| HM Number | HM2CF6 |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 734995 N 4282005 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 38.65546667, -90.29943333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.328', W 90° 17.966' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 19.68" N, 90° 17' 57.96" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 314 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6195 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis MO 63112, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments