Shelley House

a.k.a. Shelley,J. D. and E.,Home;Shelley v. Kraemer House

4600 Labadie Ave., Saint Louis, MO

Local significance of the building:

Black; Law; Social History

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

ethnic heritage black law social history architecture houses residential buildings

The infamous outlaw Jesse James was born in Clay County, Missouri, in 1847. He later became known for his bank and train robberies and was killed by a member of his own gang in 1882.