The Valentine Leight General Store, also known as V. Leight New Store, Leight Mercantile Co., and Garden of Eva, is a historic general store located at House Springs,

Jefferson County, Missouri Jefferson County is located in the eastern portion of the state of Missouri. It is a part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 226,739, making it the sixth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county s ...

. It was built in three stages between about 1894 and 1910, and is a one- to two-story, frame building with

Late Victorian Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian we ...

style detailing. It is sheathed in weatherboard and measures 88 feet wide by 40 feet deep. (includes 8 photographs from 1991) It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1992.

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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Victorian architecture in Missouri Commercial buildings completed in 1910 Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Missouri 1910 establishments in Missouri General stores in the United States {{JeffersonCountyMO-NRHP-stub