Peerless Building

Historical marker location:

416 North 23rd Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Locust Street and North 23rd Street, on the right when traveling west on Locust Street.)

Built in 1914

Mark Twain, one of America's most beloved authors, was born in Florida, Missouri, in 1835. He later moved to Hannibal, Missouri, where he set many of his famous stories, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".