Activities

  • Historic Site Tours

    To get the most out of your visit, take a tour inside one of the best antebellum homes in Missouri. Click here for more information.

  • Interpretive Programs

    Exhibits, special events and interpretive programs for school groups are available. Click here for more information.

  • picnicking

    Relax in the site's small picnic area (five tables).

Park information

People called Oliver Anderson’s house “the best arranged dwelling house west of St. Louis.” But it became more famous as the center of a bloody three-day Civil War battle in 1861. Walk through the Anderson House at Battle of Lexington Historic Site and marvel at the bullet holes still in the walls and evidence of the cannon shots. The battlefield is peaceful now, dotted with orchards and gardens, but battle scars remain.  A visitor center provides a comprehensive view of the battle that raised Southern spirits that the war was winnable and made Unionists in Missouri think twice about whether they could hold the state. The site is located in the town of Lexington and is one of the closest Civil War sites to Interstate 70.

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Park Hours

Historic Site Grounds:

Sunrise to sunset, daily, year-round.

Anderson House hours

Tours:
Summer Hours (On-Season)

  • March
    10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday
    12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday
    Closed Monday and Tuesday
  • April through July
    10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday
    12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday
    Closed Monday
  • August through October
    10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday
    12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday
    Closed Monday and Tuesday

Winter Hours (Off-Season)

Visitor Center hours

Summer Hours (On-Season)

  • March through October
    9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday and holiday Mondays
    10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday

Winter Hours (Off-Season)

  • November through February
    9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday and holiday Mondays
    10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday

Historic Site Office hours

Summer Hours (On-Season)

  • March through October
    9 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Monday-Saturday
    10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday

Winter Hours (Off-Season)

  • November through February
    9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday-Saturday
    11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday