I only knew about Mullanphy because I'd tripped over the name in my haphazard history exploring, and I wondered what they did. Thanks for filling that in for me! I have a low key obsession with taking pictures of Ittner schools (https://nextstl.com/2012/09/the-st-louis-schools-of-william-b-ittner/), and the Mullanphy School on Shaw is an absolute knockout.
I ran across another wealthy, philanthropic, socially elite, bachelor recently when I took the tour of Campbell House. After the docent of the tour finished explaining how Hugh Campbell was generous, handsome, charitable and popular, yet for some reason never married, I asked if he was gay. She said it had never occurred to her.
Just a couple of things related to the family but not Bryan: In researching my book For King, Cross, and Country (A Colonial History of St. Charles) I came across John Mullanphy buying 1600 arpents from the widow Rigauche who had opened a school for girls in St. Louis at the request of Baron Carondelet and had been given the land in lieu of payment. Then there is the Chambers House on South Main that John gave to his daughter Jane as a wedding present. I was also always fascinated by the "story" that Jahn made his money buying up the cotton used in the breastworks at the Battle of New Orleans. Happy to send you free copies of the Colonial history and also The Bitter Divide: A Civil War History of St. Charles. Let me know an address to mail them to.
I only knew about Mullanphy because I'd tripped over the name in my haphazard history exploring, and I wondered what they did. Thanks for filling that in for me! I have a low key obsession with taking pictures of Ittner schools (https://nextstl.com/2012/09/the-st-louis-schools-of-william-b-ittner/), and the Mullanphy School on Shaw is an absolute knockout.
I ran across another wealthy, philanthropic, socially elite, bachelor recently when I took the tour of Campbell House. After the docent of the tour finished explaining how Hugh Campbell was generous, handsome, charitable and popular, yet for some reason never married, I asked if he was gay. She said it had never occurred to her.
Just a couple of things related to the family but not Bryan: In researching my book For King, Cross, and Country (A Colonial History of St. Charles) I came across John Mullanphy buying 1600 arpents from the widow Rigauche who had opened a school for girls in St. Louis at the request of Baron Carondelet and had been given the land in lieu of payment. Then there is the Chambers House on South Main that John gave to his daughter Jane as a wedding present. I was also always fascinated by the "story" that Jahn made his money buying up the cotton used in the breastworks at the Battle of New Orleans. Happy to send you free copies of the Colonial history and also The Bitter Divide: A Civil War History of St. Charles. Let me know an address to mail them to.
Impressive Cathedral. I also recommend you to check the beauty from Lithuania - The Pažaislis monastery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C5%BEaislis_Monastery