Payne-Gentry House

Payne-Gentry House is a historic one story, red brick, vernacular-style cottage home located in Bridgeton, St. Louis County, Missouri.

[2] The house was built in 1870 as a summer residence for Elbridge Payne and his family.

Elbridge's son, William Payne, became the town doctor and operated out of the Payne-Gentry house.

Elbridge's daughter, Mary Lee Payne Gentry, became the school mistress for the town's one room schoolhouse.

Bridgeton made the land around the home part of Gentry Park, a municipal park with a local reactional center and swimming pool[3][4][5] The home is only open for tours on the first Sunday of every month between 1-4PM.