Apr 10, 2023
Silas H.H. Clark House
Completed in 1880, for S.H.H. Clark (1837-1900), and his wife Annie M. Drake. At the time, Clark was General Manager of the Union Pacific Railroad and became its President in 1892. He was Jay Gould's main operational assistant in the Western U.S. during the expansion of the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroads. His home in St. Louis was designed by architect Frank Bradford. He lived here with his wife and son who sold it two years after his death to "Boss Butler" of the Bottoms Gang.... Butler was an Irish blacksmith who took bribes "to get things done at City Hall". "Butler's Indians" were closely allied to the Bottoms Gang that terrorized St. Louis and whose crimes included voter intimidation, armed robbery, assault, illegal lottery, and murder. Butler enjoyed his new home for less than a decade, leaving millions to his widow and children who continued to live here until 1922. By then, the area had been taken over by industry and it was no longer desirable to those with money. By 1940, the house was home to an auto-mechanic, Nicholas Uvizel (1910-1988), and in 1960, the area was razed. Today, the site is covered by university sports fields and apartments.
Silas H.H. Clark House
Completed in 1880, for S.H.H. Clark (1837-1900), and his wife Annie M. Drake. At the time, Clark was General Manager of the Union Pacific Railroad and became its President in 1892. He was Jay Gould's main operational assistant in the Western U.S. during the expansion of the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroads. His home in St. Louis was designed by architect Frank Bradford. He lived here with his wife and son who sold it two years after his death to "Boss Butler" of the Bottoms Gang.... Butler was an Irish blacksmith who took bribes "to get things done at City Hall". "Butler's Indians" were closely allied to the Bottoms Gang that terrorized St. Louis and whose crimes included voter intimidation, armed robbery, assault, illegal lottery, and murder. Butler enjoyed his new home for less than a decade, leaving millions to his widow and children who continued to live here until 1922. By then, the area had been taken over by industry and it was no longer desirable to those with money. By 1940, the house was home to an auto-mechanic, Nicholas Uvizel (1910-1988), and in 1960, the area was razed. Today, the site is covered by university sports fields and apartments.
Apr 10, 2023
Posted Date
Apr 10, 2023
Historical Record Date
Apr 10, 2023
Source Name
House Histree
