Peter Stupp Mausoleum - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis MO - Mausoleums on Waymarking.com

County of mausoleum: St. Louis Independent City
Location of mausoleum: Inside at Prospect & Woodbine; 4947 W. Florissant Ave., St. Louis
Built: 1926
Architectural Style: Greek Revival

President and founder of Stupp Brothers; he and his wife are buried in this mausoleum.
Peter Stupp,  born: 4 November 1859 in St. Louis, MO
died: 16 July 1926 in Glendale, St Louis County, MO

Magdalena E. Mueller Stupp,   born: 11 May 1873, St. Louis, MO
Died: 29 June 1931 in University City, St. Louis County, MO

"The Westward Expansion was one of the greatest developments in American History. From 1865 until the end of World War I in 1918, millions of miles of roads and railroads were built west of the Mississippi River. And with that came bridges, big or small, that crossed whatever ravine was in the way. Hundreds of bridge building companies were established between 1865 and 1910 and while half of them either folded or merged with other bridge building firms, others remained in the business and with enough capital and a set of minds that were strong-willed and innovative, they succeeded in building unique crossings and competing with the bigger and more powerful conglomerates. Some of the companies eventually continued their business well into the 20th Century.

"In the case of Stupp Brothers, they have been building bridges and other forms of artwork for 165 years and counting. Many people don’t know much about Stupp Brothers except when you find historic truss bridges with the Stupp plaques on them. Most of these bridges can be found in Missouri but this was because Stupp has its headquarters in St. Louis. When looking at the history of bridge building, some of the unique crossings have been built by Stupp. Aside from the Jefferson City Bridges, Stupp built the Bird’s Nest Bridge in Crawford County, Broadway Bridge in Kansas City, the Martin Luther Bridge in St. Louis, and the Route 66 Meramec River Bridge west of St. Louis- all of which still exist to this day.

"More closely is the history of the Stupp Brothers Bridge Company itself, for its founder, originated from Germany in what is now North Rhine-Westphalia. And this is where the story starts. I did some research on the company and interviewed Judith Stupp, wife of the current president, John Stupp, in 2017 as efforts were being taken to find funding to restore the Meramec Bridge. While the role of Stupp with that bridge will be discussed later due to changes in developments to date, here’s what we learned about the bridge company, the Stupp family and 165 years of engineering success." ~ Bridge Hunter