Housed in a restored 1896 building, the museum features an extensive collection of telephones manufactured from the early 1900s through the 2000s, hundreds of pieces of telephone-related equipment, memorabilia from 1880s through the 2000s and military telephones from WWII through the Vietnam War. It is located in the historic Jefferson Barracks Park, a 15-minute drive south of downtown St. Louis.

The self-guided, accessible museum has many hands-on, how-things-work displays. The displays were created to inspire an interest in engineering and history.

Guided tours are available for groups of 10 or more and should be scheduled at least two weeks before the tour.

The Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum acquires, preserves and exhibits telephone and telephone-related artifacts. We engage families and children in experiences that inspire an interest in the fields of engineering and history.

The Telecom Pioneers is a non-profit 501(C)(3) telephone company employee service organization. Over 66,500 volunteers hours from the Telecom Pioneers organization were spent repairing and renovating a former Army Officer’s Quarters located in the Jefferson Barracks Historic Site which now houses the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. The building, constructed in 1896, is on the National Register of Historic Places.