12 Hancock Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri
314-416-8004
The 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 Saint Louis. Members of the Telecom Pioneers, a non-profit telephone company employee service organization, and their families and friends have spent over 66,500 hours in repairing and renovating the building. 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.
Besides its extensive collection of telephones manufactured from the late 1880s through 2000s, the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum also contains many other telephone related memorabilia including a working Central Office Step Switch, operator switchboards from the 1920s and 1960s, military telephones from WWI through the Vietnam War, a sculpture of Alexander Graham Bell and history of the invention of the telephone. 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.
Visiting the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum
Visiting Hours:
Wednesday - Sunday: 9 am - 2 pm
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
Admission. Reduced rates for seniors, children, and groups of 10 or more. Children under 5 are free.
Guided tours are available for groups of 10 or more and should be scheduled at least two weeks before the tour.
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