National Register of Historic Places listings in Downtown and Downtown West St. Louis
This is a list of properties and historic districts within the Downtown St. Louis and Downtown West, St. Louis areas of the city of St. Louis, Missouri that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The downtown area is defined by Cole Street to the north, the river front to the east, Chouteau Avenue to the south, and Jefferson Avenue to the west. Tucker Avenue divides Downtown to the east from Downtown West to the west.
For other listings in the city, see National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis north and west of downtown and National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis south and west of downtown. For listings in St. Louis County, outside the city limits of St. Louis, see National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Current listings
[1] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[2] | Location | Description |
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1 | Advertising Building | January 18, 1985 (#85000106) |
1627-1629 Locust St. 38°37′56″N 90°12′14″W |
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2 | Ambassador Theater Building | March 29, 1983 (#83001039) |
411 N. 7th St. 38°37′46″N 90°11′28″W |
Demolished in 1996.[3] | |
3 | American Theater | March 18, 1985 (#85000617) |
416 N. 9th St. 38°37′48″N 90°11′34″W |
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4 | American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company Building | May 4, 1998 (#98000363) |
20 S. 4th St. 38°37′28″N 90°11′19″W |
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5 | Arcade Building | March 23, 2003 (#03000126) |
810 Olive St. 38°37′42″N 90°11′34″W |
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6 | Balmer & Weber Music House Co. Building | August 31, 2000 (#00001008) |
1004 Olive St. 38°37′44″N 90°11′42″W |
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7 | Beethoven Conservatory | March 2, 1989 (#89000075) |
2301 Locust St. 38°38′03″N 90°12′44″W |
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8 | Bell Telephone Building | August 5, 1999 (#99000936) |
920 Olive St. 38°37′44″N 90°11′40″W |
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9 | Berry Motor Car Service Building | July 19, 2010 (#10000480) |
2220 Washington Ave. 38°38′04″N 90°12′41″W |
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10 | Blackwell-Wielandy Building | July 21, 1983 (#83001040) |
1601-1609 Locust St. 38°37′56″N 90°12′11″W |
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11 | Board of Education Building | January 12, 2005 (#04001475) |
901-911 Locust St. and 401-409 N. Ninth St. 38°37′48″N 90°11′36″W |
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12 | Boatman's Bank Building | October 22, 1998 (#98001265) |
300 North Broadway 38°37′40″N 90°11′19″W |
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13 | A. D. Brown Building | March 28, 1980 (#80004502) |
1136 Washington Ave. 38°37′53″N 90°11′47″W |
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14 | Paul Brown Building | December 12, 2002 (#02001496) |
818 Olive St. 38°37′42″N 90°11′36″W |
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15 | Building at 1009 Olive St. | May 9, 2002 (#02000468) |
1009 Olive St. 38°37′46″N 90°11′42″W |
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16 | Building at 1121-23 Locust St. | August 4, 2004 (#04000785) |
1121-23 Locust St. 38°37′50″N 90°11′46″W |
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17 | Building at 1300 Washington Avenue | September 2, 1982 (#82004732) |
1300-1310 Washington Ave. 38°37′55″N 90°11′55″W |
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18 | Robert G. Campbell House | April 21, 1977 (#77001560) |
1508 Locust St. 38°37′53″N 90°12′06″W |
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19 | Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, South | January 16, 1997 (#96001596) |
55 Plaza Sq. 38°37′50″N 90°12′13″W |
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20 | Centennial Malt House | November 15, 2005 (#05001281) |
2017-19 Chouteau Ave. 38°37′17″N 90°12′47″W |
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21 | Century Building and Syndicate Trust Building | October 16, 2002 (#02001054) |
Bounded by Locust, 9th, 10th, and Olive Sts. 38°37′46″N 90°11′39″W |
The Century Building was demolished and replaced by a parking garage in February 2005.[4] | |
22 | Chemical Building | March 19, 1982 (#82004734) |
721 Olive St. 38°37′43″N 90°11′31″W |
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23 | Christ Church Cathedral | March 7, 1990 (#90000345) |
1210 Locust St. 38°37′50″N 90°11′54″W |
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24 | City Club Building | June 6, 2002 (#02000610) |
1012-1024 Locust St. 38°37′48″N 90°11′43″W |
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25 | Crunden-Martin Manufacturing Company | February 9, 2005 (#05000013) |
104 Cedar, 760 S. 2nd St., and 757 S. 2nd St. 38°37′04″N 90°11′21″W |
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26 | Cupples Warehouse District | June 26, 1998 (#85003615) |
Roughly Spruce and Clark Sts. between 7th and 11th Sts. 38°37′26″N 90°11′51″W |
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27 | Delany Building | March 1, 2002 (#02000102) |
1000-06 Locust St. 38°37′47″N 90°11′41″W |
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28 | Downtown YMCA Building | June 27, 2014 (#14000379) |
1528 Locust St. 38°37′54″N 90°12′10″W |
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29 | Eads Bridge | October 15, 1966 (#66000946) |
Spanning the Mississippi River at Washington St. 38°37′45″N 90°10′52″W |
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30 | Emerson Electric Company Building | November 6, 1986 (#86003138) |
2012-2018 Washington Ave. 38°38′02″N 90°12′31″W |
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31 | Employment Security Building | May 21, 2018 (#100002429) |
505 Washington Ave. 38°37′48″N 90°11′19″W |
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32 | Endicott-Johnson Shoe Distribution Plant | October 11, 2007 (#07001074) |
1132 Spruce St. 38°37′26″N 90°11′58″W |
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33 | Engine House No. 32 | November 24, 2015 (#15000816) |
2000 Washington Ave. & 503 N. 20th St. 38°38′03″N 90°12′28″W |
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34 | Executive Office Building | November 14, 2012 (#12000926) |
515-517 Olive St. 38°37′41″N 90°11′23″W |
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35 | Farm and Home Savings and Loan Association | October 29, 2008 (#08001025) |
1001 Locust St. 38°37′48″N 90°11′40″W |
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36 | Fashion Square Building | October 9, 1985 (#85003105) |
1307 Washington Ave. 38°37′57″N 90°11′55″W |
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37 | Eugene Field House | August 19, 1975 (#75002137) |
634 S. Broadway 38°37′12″N 90°11′31″W |
Home of civil rights lawyer Roswell Field | |
38 | Ford Apartments | January 26, 2005 (#04001562) |
1405 Pine St. 38°37′47″N 90°12′03″W |
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39 | Franklin School | March 9, 2005 (#05000121) |
814 N. 19th St. 38°38′08″N 90°12′19″W |
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40 | Frisco Building | March 29, 1983 (#83001046) |
906 Olive St. 38°37′44″N 90°11′38″W |
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41 | Fulton Bag Company Building | September 5, 1991 (#91001372) |
612-618 S. 7th St. 38°37′16″N 90°11′38″W |
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42 | Gateway Arch | May 28, 1987 (#87001423) |
Memorial Dr. between the Poplar St. and Eads bridges 38°37′28″N 90°11′06″W |
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43 | General American Life Insurance Co. Buildings | October 22, 2002 (#02001206) |
1501-1511 Locust St. 38°37′55″N 90°12′06″W |
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44 | General American Life Insurance Co. Buildings | March 27, 2008 (#07000461) |
700 Market St. 38°37′32″N 90°11′35″W |
Now known as 700 Market. | |
45 | William A. Gill Building | May 8, 2009 (#09000282) |
622 Olive St. 38°37′41″N 90°11′28″W |
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46 | Grand-Leader (Stix, Baer & Fuller Dry Goods Co.) Building | July 17, 2003 (#03000650) |
601 Washington Ave. 38°37′50″N 90°11′22″W |
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47 | Haas Building | July 28, 2004 (#04000747) |
410 N. Jefferson Ave. and 2327 Locust St. 38°38′03″N 90°12′48″W |
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48 | Elias Haas Building | April 12, 2006 (#06000248) |
2223 Locust St. 38°38′02″N 90°12′43″W |
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49 | Hadley-Dean Glass Company | August 1, 1979 (#79003634) |
701-705 N. 11th St. 38°37′56″N 90°11′42″W |
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50 | Halsey-Packard Building | December 14, 2005 (#05001036) |
2201-2211 Locust St. 38°38′02″N 90°12′40″W |
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51 | Hamilton-Brown Shoe Factory | May 5, 2000 (#00000437) |
2031 Olive St. 38°37′57″N 90°12′34″W |
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52 | Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Building | March 19, 1982 (#82004728) |
911 Washington Ave. 38°37′53″N 90°11′36″W |
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53 | Hotel Jefferson | October 24, 2003 (#03001066) |
415 N. Tucker Boulevard 38°37′51″N 90°11′51″W |
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54 | Hotel Statler | March 19, 1982 (#82004729) |
822 Washington Ave. 38°37′50″N 90°11′33″W |
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55 | International Fur Exchange Building | April 13, 1998 (#98000313) |
2-14 S. 4th St. 38°37′30″N 90°11′19″W |
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56 | J.C. Penney Co. Warehouse Building | December 31, 1998 (#98001563) |
400 S. 14th St. 38°37′28″N 90°12′07″W |
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57 | Gateway Arch National Park | October 15, 1966 (#66000941) |
Mississippi River between Washington and Poplar Sts. 38°37′30″N 90°11′12″W |
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58 | J. Kennard and Sons Carpet Company Building | May 5, 2000 (#00000438) |
400 Washington Ave. 38°37′46″N 90°11′14″W |
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59 | Kiel Opera House | February 11, 2000 (#00000016) |
1400 Market St. 38°37′40″N 90°12′07″W |
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60 | Kieselhorst Piano Company Building | April 10, 2008 (#08000268) |
1007 Olive St. 38°37′46″N 90°11′41″W |
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61 | Laclede Building | August 6, 1998 (#98000994) |
408 Olive St. 38°37′38″N 90°11′18″W |
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62 | Laclede's Landing | August 25, 1976 (#76002262) |
Roughly bounded by Washington, N. 3rd, Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., and the Mississippi River 38°37′48″N 90°11′02″W |
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63 | Lambert Building | February 24, 1983 (#83001047) |
2101-2107 Locust St. 38°38′01″N 90°12′34″W |
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64 | Lambert-Deacon-Hull Printing Company Building | October 20, 1980 (#80004508) |
2100 Locust St. 38°37′59″N 90°12′35″W |
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65 | LaSalle Building | November 15, 2005 (#05001282) |
501 Olive St. 38°37′41″N 90°11′21″W |
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66 | Leacock Sporting Goods Company Building | April 24, 2017 (#100000912) |
921 Locust St. 38°37′47″N 90°11′39″W |
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67 | Robert E. Lee Hotel | February 7, 2007 (#07000021) |
205 N. 18th St. 38°37′51″N 90°12′22″W |
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68 | Lennox Hotel | September 6, 1984 (#84002647) |
823-827 Washington Ave. 38°37′52″N 90°11′33″W |
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69 | Lesan-Gould Building | November 6, 1986 (#86003137) |
1320-1324 Washington Ave. 38°37′55″N 90°11′58″W |
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70 | Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. Building | February 10, 1983 (#83001049) |
1900-1912 Pine St. 38°37′51″N 90°12′28″W |
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71 | Liggett and Myers (Rice-Stix) Building | February 16, 1984 (#84002648) |
1000 Washington Ave. 38°37′51″N 90°11′40″W |
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72 | Lindell Real Estate Company Building | March 19, 1982 (#82004737) |
1015 Washington Ave. 38°37′54″N 90°11′40″W |
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73 | Louderman Building | November 22, 2000 (#00001399) |
317 N. 11th St. 38°37′48″N 90°11′44″W |
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74 | Lucas Avenue Industrial Historic District | August 31, 2000 (#00001009) |
Bounded by Washington, Delmar, 20th, and 21st Sts.; also roughly bounded by Locust St., Delmar, and 19th and 20th Sts. 38°38′06″N 90°12′29″W |
Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of April 24, 2007 | |
75 | Majestic Hotel | January 26, 1984 (#84002653) |
1017-23 Pine St. and 200-10 N. 11th St. 38°37′44″N 90°11′44″W |
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76 | Majestic Manufacturing Company Buildings | December 31, 1998 (#98001562) |
2014 Delmar Boulevard and 2011-2017 Lucas Ave. 38°38′08″N 90°12′29″W |
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77 | Mansion House Center Historic District | August 23, 2016 (#16000547) |
200-444 N. 4th St. 38°37′41″N 90°11′15″W |
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78 | Marquette Hotel | September 26, 1985 (#85002557) |
1734 Washington Ave. 38°38′00″N 90°12′17″W |
Demolished in 1988.[5] | |
79 | Maryland Hotel | February 16, 1996 (#96000044) |
205 N. 9th St. 38°37′42″N 90°11′38″W |
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80 | May Company Department Store Building | June 23, 1983 (#83001050) |
509-23 Washington Ave. 38°37′50″N 90°11′20″W |
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81 | Mayfair Hotel | September 17, 1979 (#79003638) |
806 St. Charles Ave. 38°37′48″N 90°11′32″W |
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82 | Midwest Terminal Building | January 23, 2017 (#16000548) |
700-720 N. Tucker Blvd. 38°37′57″N 90°11′47″W |
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83 | Mississippi Valley Trust Company Building | May 25, 2001 (#01000544) |
401 Pine St. 38°37′37″N 90°11′18″W |
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84 | Missouri Athletic Club Building | April 16, 2007 (#07000325) |
405-409 Washington Ave. 38°37′48″N 90°11′14″W |
13-story Renaissance Revival design by William B. Ittner; adjacent to an entrance to the Eads Bridge | |
85 | Missouri Electric Light and Power Co. | September 6, 2005 (#05000996) |
1906-1932 Locust St. 38°37′58″N 90°12′28″W |
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86 | Missouri Pacific Building | November 27, 2002 (#02001441) |
210 N. 13th St. 38°37′46″N 90°11′56″W |
Office building for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, designed by Mauran. Russell & Crowell and railroad Chief Engineer E. M. Tucker, built in 1928.[6] | |
87 | Moon Brothers Carriage Company Building | September 28, 2005 (#05001094) |
1706 Delmar Boulevard 38°38′04″N 90°12′11″W |
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88 | Municipal Courts Building | November 14, 2012 (#12000927) |
1320 Market St. 38°37′38″N 90°12′03″W |
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89 | Municipal Service Building | January 12, 2005 (#04001474) |
Bounded by Clark, Spruce, 11th, and Tucker 38°37′28″N 90°11′56″W |
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90 | National Cash Register Company Sales and Repair Building | October 16, 2013 (#13000840) |
1011 Olive St. 38°37′46″N 90°11′42″W |
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91 | Old Laclede Gas and Light Company Building | November 26, 1980 (#80004392) |
1017 Olive St. 38°37′46″N 90°11′43″W |
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92 | Old Weber Implement and Automobile Company | February 28, 2008 (#08000093) |
1900 Locust St. 38°37′57″N 90°12′25″W |
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93 | Olive and Locust Historic Business District | November 7, 2007 (#07001158) |
Roughly bounded by N. Jefferson, Olive, 21st, and St. Charles Sts. 38°38′01″N 90°12′44″W |
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94 | Peabody Coal Company National Headquarters | December 3, 2008 (#08001131) |
301 N. Memorial Dr. 38°37′39″N 90°11′12″W |
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95 | Pet Plaza | October 19, 2004 (#04000749) |
400 S. 4th St. 38°37′17″N 90°11′24″W |
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96 | Peters Shoe Company Building | January 26, 1984 (#84002663) |
1232-36 Washington Ave. 38°37′54″N 90°11′53″W |
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97 | Phipps-Wallace Store Building | November 22, 2000 (#00001398) |
312-316 N. 8th St. 38°37′45″N 90°11′31″W |
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98 | Plaza Square Apartments Historic District | July 12, 2007 (#07000705) |
Bounded by 15th, Olive, 17th, and Chestnut Sts. 38°37′49″N 90°12′16″W |
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99 | Polar Wave Ice and Fuel Company, Plant No. 6 | July 19, 2006 (#06000629) |
502 LaSalle St. 38°36′59″N 90°11′39″W |
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100 | The Publicity Building | October 2, 2017 (#100001691) |
1133 Pine St. 38°37′44″N 90°11′49″W |
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101 | Railway Exchange Building | June 11, 2009 (#09000411) |
600 Locust St. 38°37′43″N 90°11′26″W |
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102 | St. Louis Globe-Democrat Building | June 17, 2019 (#100004066) |
900 N. Tucker Blvd. 38°38′06″N 90°11′44″W |
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103 | St. Louis Mart and Terminal Warehouse | September 16, 2010 (#16000477) |
1222 Spruce St. 38°37′28″N 90°12′01″W |
now the Robert A. Young Federal Building (RAY Building) | |
104 | St. Louis News Company | September 16, 2010 (#10000755) |
1008-1010 Locust St. 38°37′47″N 90°11′41″W |
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105 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch Building | February 11, 2000 (#00000015) |
1139 Olive St. 38°37′48″N 90°11′49″W |
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106 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch Printing Building | August 29, 1984 (#84002672) |
1111 Olive St. 38°37′47″N 90°11′47″W |
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107 | Saint Louis Provident Association Building | June 20, 2001 (#01000652) |
2221 Locust St. 38°38′02″N 90°12′42″W |
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108 | St. Louis Union Station | June 15, 1970 (#70000888) |
18th and Market Sts. 38°37′45″N 90°12′27″W |
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109 | St. Mary's Infirmary | April 18, 2007 (#07000322) |
1536-1548 Papin St. 38°37′14″N 90°12′25″W |
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110 | St. Mary of Victories Church | August 28, 1980 (#80004510) |
744 S. 3rd St. 38°37′05″N 90°11′26″W |
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111 | Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney Warehouse | February 21, 1985 (#85000320) |
917 Locust St. 38°37′48″N 90°11′38″W |
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112 | Security Building | February 10, 2000 (#00000083) |
319 N. 4th St. 38°37′41″N 90°11′16″W |
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113 | Seven-Up Company Headquarters | February 24, 2004 (#04000089) |
1300-1316 Convention Plaza 38°38′00″N 90°11′51″W |
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114 | Martin Shaughnessy Building | September 15, 2005 (#05001035) |
2201-2215 Washington 38°38′06″N 90°12′40″W |
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115 | Shell Building | June 9, 2015 (#15000319) |
1221 Locust St. 38°37′51″N 90°11′52″W |
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116 | Silk Exchange Building | September 2, 1982 (#82004742) |
501-511 N. Tucker Boulevard 38°37′53″N 90°11′50″W |
Destroyed in a 1995 fire.[7] | |
117 | South Fourth Street Commercial District | April 12, 2006 (#06000245) |
740-908 S. 4th St., 319 Gratiot, and 317-321 Lombard 38°37′07″N 90°11′30″W |
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118 | Spool Cotton Co. Building | August 4, 2004 (#04000786) |
1113-15 Locust St. 38°37′50″N 90°11′45″W |
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119 | William A. Stickney Cigar Company Building | August 20, 2009 (#09000627) |
209 N. 4th St. 38°37′37″N 90°11′17″W |
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120 | Thiebe-Stierlin Music Company Building | January 28, 2004 (#03001507) |
1006 Olive St. 38°37′44″N 90°11′43″W |
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121 | U.S. Customhouse and Post Office | November 22, 1968 (#68000053) |
8th and Olive Sts. 38°37′44″N 90°11′34″W |
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122 | Union Market | January 16, 1984 (#84002692) |
Broadway and Lucas Ave. 38°37′52″N 90°11′18″W |
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123 | Union Station Post Office Annex | September 26, 1985 (#85002488) |
329 S. 18th St. 38°37′35″N 90°12′27″W |
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124 | Union Trust Company Building | June 17, 1982 (#82004743) |
705 Olive St. 38°37′43″N 90°11′29″W |
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125 | United Shoe Machinery Building | June 27, 2007 (#07000619) |
2200-2208 Washington Ave. 38°38′04″N 90°12′39″W |
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126 | Wainwright Building | May 23, 1968 (#68000054) |
709 Chestnut St. 38°37′37″N 90°11′32″W |
One of the first skyscrapers, designed by Louis Sullivan and others | |
127 | Washington Avenue Historic District | February 12, 1987 (#86003733) |
Roughly bounded by Delmar, Tucker, St. Charles, N. 15th, Olive, N. 18th, Washington Ave., and Lucas St. 38°37′57″N 90°12′00″W |
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128 | Washington Avenue: East of Tucker District | March 24, 1987 (#87000458) |
Roughly bounded by Lucas, N. 9th, St. Charles, Locust, and Tucker Boulevard 38°37′53″N 90°11′42″W |
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129 | Weber Implement and Automobile Company Building | April 21, 2004 (#04000343) |
1815 Locust St. 38°37′58″N 90°12′22″W |
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130 | John Weisert Tobacco Company | June 16, 2004 (#04000602) |
1120 S. 6th St. 38°36′57″N 90°11′41″W |
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131 | Willys-Overland Building | December 30, 1999 (#99001617) |
2300 Locust St. 38°38′01″N 90°12′45″W |
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132 | Winkelmeyer Building | July 11, 1985 (#85001500) |
11th and Walnut Sts. 38°37′34″N 90°11′51″W |
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133 | Wrought Iron Range Company Building | July 28, 2004 (#04000746) |
1901-1937 Washington Ave. 38°38′03″N 90°12′25″W |
Former listings
[1] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | Summary |
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1 | Olive Street Terra Cotta District | January 2, 1986 (#86000006) | May 8, 2009 | 600-622 Olive St. 38°37′40″N 90°11′27″W |
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2 | USS INAUGURAL (fleet minesweeper) | January 14, 1986 (#86000091) | August 7, 2001 | 300 N Wharf St. |
Listed as a National Historic Landmark. Broke loose from her moorings during the Great Flood of 1993. Ran aground and sank a mile downriver. |
References
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- Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- http://www.builtstlouis.net/ambassador01.html
- McKee, Bradford (March 31, 2005). "When Preservation Equals Demolition". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2012-12-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Josse, Lynn (April 22, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). State Historic Preservation Office. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- http://stlcin.missouri.org/history/structdetail.cfm?Master_ID=1976