The Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum opened our doors on May, 2016.
Besides its extensive collection of telephones manufactured from the 1800s through 2000s, the museum also contains a working Central Office Step Switch, hundreds of pieces of telephone-related equipment and tools, a telephone pole complete with climbing equipment and hundreds of pieces of telephone-related memorabilia from the 1880s through the 2000s.
The Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum is staffed by a dedicated group of volunteers, many of whom are former telephone company employees. There are no paid employees. We work extremely hard to make a visit to the museum educational and entertaining and are very proud our museum has received the Trip Advisor traveler's ranking of #2 of 266 Things to Do in St. Louis!
The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Enjoy nostalgia from the early years of the telephone. It's a fun family adventure, an educational field trip for students and an enjoyable group outing. We look forward to seeing you soon!
The Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum acquires, preserves and exhibits telephone and telephone-related artifacts. We engage families and children in experiences that inspire an interest in the fields of engineering and history.
Organization name
Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum
Tax id (EIN)
16-1634095
Mission/Purpose
Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture - Museums, Education, Education - K-12, Education - Higher Ed, History/Preservation
Operating Budget
Mini: $0-$50,000
Service Area
St Louis County
Audiences Served
Military, Older Adults, Women, Men, Children, Youth, Families, Teens, General Public
Address
12 Hancock Ave