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of special interest to woodworkers

bulletThe St. Louis Art Museum located in Forest Park has an extensive exhibit of fine furniture of historical importance and interest to woodworkers.  The collection features six period rooms which recreate the European and American interiors of the 18th and 19th centuries. 
 

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A small sampling of the collection.

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The Cupples House located on the campus of St. Louis University was built by architect Thomas Annan in 1888 for St. Louis lumber entrepreneur Samuel Cupples.  Its 42 rooms contain elaborate architectural details in many varieties of wood.  Cupples' collection of wood furniture has fine examples of carving and inlay.