Eugene Field House

Toy cake

The Eugene Field House is the childhood home of the Children's poet, Eugene Field. His father, Roswell Martin Field, served as the attorney for the slaves Dred and Harriet Scott and their daughters, Eliza and Lizzy, when they brought action in federal court for their freedom.

While Eugene was a student at the University of Missouri, he was co-founder and literary editor of The Missourian, the campus newspaper. His first published children's poem, "Christmas Treasures" was written in St. Louis.

A plaque on the home was dedicated in 1902 with the help of author Mark Twain, who announced it as the birthplace of Eugene Field.

Cake artist - Corinne Didisheim