Mendenhall Building

Historical marker location:

2321 Locust Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

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

Built in 1914 and 1924

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".