Albert Bond Lambert

[2] In October 1900, Lambert competed in the golf competitions held as part of the Exposition Universelle in Paris.

[3][4] Four years later he was part of the American team which won the silver medal, making Lambert the only golfer to have competed in both Olympic golf tournaments prior to the sport's long hiatus from 1908 to 2016.

He attended the Smith Academy at Washington University in St. Louis In 1909, Lambert met the Wright Brothers, and purchased his first airplane from them.

[5] In 1926, a young Charles Lindbergh visited his home while looking for financial support for his proposed transatlantic flight.

At his own expense, Lambert developed the field by adding hangars and a passenger terminal.

The Albert Bond Lambert House is a red-brick and symmetrical mansion which has a two-story portico with columns.

[9] The nearly 12,000 square foot Neoclassical-style home was designed by noted architect George W. Hellmuth and was built between 1902 and 1903.

Lambert lifted by a kite at the Forest Park airfield, 1908