St. Louis, Missouri: Bevo Windmill
It looks like something from Holland, but it was built in 1916 as a beer hall by Adolphus Busch, supposedly so he could stop and have a brewski on his way home from work.
- Address:
- 4749 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO
- Directions:
- South side of the city, on the southbound side of Hwy 30/Gravois Ave., at its intersection with Morganford Rd.
- Phone:
- 314-832-6776
- Admission:
- Free
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A giant windmill stands on a corner in busy St. Louis. It's at the intersection of Morganford Rd and Gravois Ave. (Route 30).
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The 100-foot-tall Bevo Windmill, which is actually a beer hall, was built in 1916 by Adolphus Busch, halfway between his brewery and his house south of town, supposedly so he could stop and have a brewski on his way home from work. Currently closed and for sale for $1.5 million.