Sappington House “Crestwood’s Front Porch” Upcoming December, 2016 Event Calendar December 4, 2016 Sunday 5-8 pm 4th Annual Nite of Lights – Give and Glow See 620 Combat Support Battalion, Crestwood fire truck, bonfires and Santa Claus; Enjoy caroling, cookies and hot cocoa; Walk along Grant’s Trail from Big Bend to Watson lit with luminaries…
On Monday, October 24, 2016, the Sunset Hills Historical Society will host Mary Lou Tapp, the store manager of the Home Depot in Sunset Hills. She will explain the community landscape project underway for the intersection at South Lindbergh and West Watson. The overpass is considered the crossroads of Sunset Hills. This was the first…
Links to web resources provided by Dr Michael Fuller Dr. Michael Fuller initiated the archaeological dig at Sappington House. As the head of the education committee for the Archaeological Institute of America(AIA) St. Louis Society, and professor of archaeology at St. Louis Community College Meramac campus, Dr. Fuller had planned and supervised quite a number…
St Louis Magazine – article on Sappington house restoration and opening in 1966 Sappington History Miscellany Various bits of background info Excerpt from Crestwood history book Drawing of Sappington House Death of Thomas Sappington Archaeological Field Book – created for visitors to the dig at Sappington House
THE WOMEN OF 1916 An historic display at the Christopher Hawken House and Museum Nineteen-sixteen was a presidential election year just like 2016. It was a year charged with emotion, controversy and women’s issues—just like this year. Women were not allowed to vote in many states and that included the State of Missouri. To add…
The Sperreng and Truman Middle School Fiddlers entertained for the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Sappington House. Go back to page, 50th Anniversary of Sappington House Restoration
Re-enactment of Thomas Sappington and Mary Ann Kinkead wedding, Sep 24, 2016 Go back to page, 50th Anniversary of Sappington House Restoration
The September monthly meeting of the Sunset Hills Historical Society (SHHS) will be on Monday, September 26, at 7 PM at the Sunset Hills City Hall. The guest speaker will be local civic leader, Joe Lipic, Sr. Lipic, a life-long resident of Sunset Hills, has been active in business, social services, philanthropy and community involvement,…
Celebrating 50 years of Sappington House Restoration in 1966 • Opened to the public as house museum • Community space and Crestwood city park for events, celebrations, education • The Library of Americana and Decorative Arts • The Barn Restaurant with exemplary foods and service See photos of the two day celebration on lower half…
The following material was adapted from “Notes from the President,” July 2016 edition. The notes were handed out at the July SCHS general membership meeting. They were written by SCHS President Stephen Hanpeter to report to the membership on the June 2016 dig at Sappington House. The Notes also reported on the finds of the…
