Thomas Jefferson Statue and Memorial Building - Saint Louis, Missouri

Address: 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri

This statue of Thomas Jefferson is located inside of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Building (currently the Missouri History Museum) in St. Louis. It was sculpted by Karl Bitter and dedicated in 1913.

  • Thomas Jefferson memorial in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Thomas Jefferson memorial building in St. Louis
  • Thomas Jefferson memorial building in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Thomas Jefferson Statue in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Thomas Jefferson Statue in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Thomas Jefferson Statue at Missouri History Museum in St. Louis
  • Thomas Jefferson memorial in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Thomas Jefferson monument in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Thomas Jefferson Monument in St. Louis, Missouri
  • As shown in the photographs above, there are three interpretive panels surrounding the Jefferson statue. These panels, added in 2022, discuss the history of the monument itself, Jefferson's words and actions as it relates to slavery, and his role in the expansion of the United States that resulted in the forced removal of Native Americans from their land. These three panels are shown below. For a closer look at the text on these panels, visit the Missouri History Museum website.
  • Thomas Jefferson memorial interpretive panel
  • Thomas Jefferson St. Louis memorial interpretive panel about slavery
  • Thomas Jefferson St. Louis statue interpretive panel about Native American removal