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NameJefferson Barracks Telephone Museum
Address12 Hancock Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63125
Brief DescriptionExtensive collection of telephones, equipment & memorabilia.
TypeAttraction
CategoryMuseum
DescriptionThe Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum is housed in a beautifully restored 1896 building that is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in the 426-acre historic Jefferson Barracks Park which is a 15 minute drive south of downtown St. Louis.

The self-guided, accessible museum has many hands-on, how-things-work displays. The displays were created to inspire an interest in engineering and history. Scouts can utilize the museum to meet one of their Inventing and Engineering merit badge requirements and Wolf Pack members can meet one of their requirements for their Collections & Hobbies Wolf Badge.

Besides its extensive collection of telephones manufactured from the late 1900s through 2000s, the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum also contains:
• A working Central Office Step Switch.
• Operator switchboards from the 1920s and 1960s.
• Military telephones from WWI through the Gulf War.
• Hundreds of telephone-related equipment and tools.
• A telephone pole complete with climbing equipment.
• Hundreds of pieces of telephone-related memorabilia from the 1880s through 2000s.
• A large variety of novelty telephones.
• A sculpture of Alexander Graham Bell and replicas of his 1876 Liquid Transmitter and 1877 Commercial Telephone.

Admission costs $5 for adults, $4 for seniors 60 years and older and $3 for children ages 5 to 12. Children 4 years and younger and active military members are admitted free.

Guided tours are available for groups of 10 or more and should be scheduled at least two weeks before the tour.

Enjoy nostalgia from the early years of the telephone. It’s a fun family adventure, an educational field trip for students and an enjoyable group outing.
Phone 1(314) 416-8004
Emailjbtelmuseum@yahoo.com
Handicapped AccessibleYes
Time Allowance1-2 Hours
Websitewww.jbtelmuseum.org
Social LinksFacebook 
Last Updated6/6/2022
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