Henry Shaw, who founded what was to become the Missouri Botanical Garden and adjacent Tower Grove Park, built this odd structure near his grand home. It seems to have no function other than as a watchtower - you may just be able to see the spiral staircase inside the center door. The land isn't very hilly and, of course, there were no high rises, so he and his guests could survey the entire domain.
Surrounding features were developed as the garden grew. There is now a difficult hedgerow maze just to the left.
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