Landmarks Association of Saint Louis

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Happy Earth Day. As architect Carl Elefante said, "the greenest building is the one that is already built." Get out and enjoy nature in St. Louis. ... This is one of the outbuildings in Forest Park. #stlouis #stl #forestpark#earthday #preserve #preservation

Mansard Monday Mansard roofs are seen on Second Empire buildings. The French style roof is a gambrel roof with sloping sides: the lower slope is steeper than the upper. They are typically pierced by dormer windows and it maximizes what was an attic space. This roof type is highly visible in Lafayette Square townhouses.... #lafayettesquare #stl #saintlouis #architecture #mansardmonday @archi_ologie #mansardtownhouse #buildingterms

Demo Alert: Washington University to Raze 6 buildings on the 4300 block of Forest Park Ave. Because there is a redevelopment plan in place for this area, which was approved by the Board of Aldermen, the demolition of these buildings will not be reviewed by the Cultural Resources Office or the Preservation Board. Landmarks Association knows that Cortex is a huge net benefit for St. Louis and we welcome quality new architecture and investment, but the demolition of these prom...inent historic homes appears to be a missed opportunity if indeed the planning objective of Cortex is to create a unique, diverse, and sustainable urban campus. See Richard Bose's NextSTL article for more information: https://nextstl.com//demo-alert-washington-university-to-/ Redevelopment Plan: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov//city/ordinances/ordinance.cfm If you want to raise concerns, contact Wash U. Public Affairs Dept: [email protected] #stl #stlouis #cortex #demolition #deserve2preserve #history #architecture

Guys!!!!!! Things are happening. Work is getting started on the new building. It's going to be slow going for a bit but action is happening. #stlouis #stl #stlouisgram #stlhistory #soulard #architecture #history #deserve2preserve #emharrisconstruction #brickcity

3800 Hampton. 1960. Paint scheme highlighting the building's features. Renovation c2018 #stlouis #stl #architecture #gradiantcolor #1960s #archi_ologie

Anheuser-Busch Old Shipping Office, located on Broadway, outside the main brewing complex. It's actually three stories tall with the loading docks below. Broadway runs over the railroad tracks that connected to the bottling facility. #stlouis #stl #stlmo #architecture #history # brewery #shipping #eagle @anheuserbusch

Landmarks Association submitted a short list of questions pertaining to historic preservation policy to the two St. Louis Mayoral candidates. Attached are the questions and the responses for candidate Cara Spencer. Both candidates took the time to provide thoughtful responses and we hope that you will find them informative. This is not an endorsement of either candidate, just information on their preservation views.

Gray spring days. Grand Blvd #stlouis #stl #architecture #streetscape #foxtheatre

March's Good News https://news.stlpublicradio.org//historic-sumner-high-live

Did you know that the St. Louis Public Library added newly digitized historic photos online. Check them out here! https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/lemen

@towergrovepark walkabout when the fountain was still slightly frozen. Spring is coming! What's your favorite sight in the park? #stl #stlouis #tgp #towergrovepark #Isawaminihorse #lilsebastian

Did you know the home of renowned St. Louis poet laureate, Sara Teasdale, is/was for sale. She was born in St. Louis in 1884 and was first published in 1907. She won a Pulitzer Prize for her poetry in 1918. She moved back to St. Louis from New York to this home at 5830 Cates Ave. It is just two blocks from her second home at 38 Kingsbury Place. Video Tour: https://fb.watch/3POHP296t0/... House Listing: https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com//5830-ca/pid_38595674/

The Pulitzer backed development in Grand Center has a call for design proposals from architects or design professionals for the design and construction of a single-family residence as a part of an exciting collaborative residential development. On Olive is located in the Grand Center area of St. Louis covering almost two city blocks and already has residential properties under development by Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, MOS, Macias Peredo, Productora, and Michael Maltzan. The deadline for submissions is January 30, 2021. The compensation for the winner will be $30,000 to take the house through schematics, and the house will be built. https://liveonolive.com/architectural-competitions/

Buildings are more than just their exteriors. Are you ready for winter? I'm sure these furnaces from 1900 could take care of you. (1900 Catalogue of the Annual Exhibition of the Saint Louis Architectural Club) . .... #stl #stlouis #historicads #furnace #littledevils #buildingparts #ads #winter #staywarm See more

Today is #givingtuesday Become a member or donate to Landmarks this year in your annual giving. Facebook is matching donations made on their platform. #stlouis #preservation #advocacy #buildingsmatter #stlgram #landmarksstl #nonprofit #givingtuesday2020

"Preservationists fighting to save Holy Corners church in St. Louis" Focused on the Second Baptist Church in the Holy Corners [the northern section of the Central West End along North Kingshighway Boulevard at its intersections with McPherson and Washington avenues] ~there may be a paywall

Jefferson Memorial Building, dedicated 1913. Housing many great exhibits #stl #stlouis #thomasjefferson #barrelvault #history #museum

Happy Friday the 13th . Inverted torches adorn the Spink Mausoleum in Bellefontaine Cemetery. A lit torch represents life, immortality, and everlasting life, whereas an inverted torch represents death [life extinguished], life in the next realm, or the passing of the soul into the next life. . In 1881, Alfred Henry Spink, along with Chris von der Ahe, helped bring back a baseball team to St. Louis (a new Brown Stockings team). In 1886, he established a weekly newspaper, The S...porting News that emerged from World War I as the only national baseball newspaper or magazine. He turned it over to his younger brother Charles who in turn turned it over to his son John. John George Taylor Spink took over as publisher, editor, and advertising manager of The Sporting News from 1914 until his death in 1962. The Sporting News, also known as "The Bible of Baseball," still exists as a U.S.-based sports news website. Buried here is the family of Charles Spink #fridaythe13th #SportingNews #BibleofBaseball #Stlouis #STL #Spink #torch #cemetery #mausoleum #BellefontaineCemetery

Fall vibes and ghost signs. Sign 1: Hyde Park Bottled Beer (location Hyde Park) Sign 2: Coca-Cola (location Benton Park)... *Ghost signs are the preserved hand painted advertisements on the sides of buildings. #hydepark #stlmo #stlouis #ghostsign#cocacola #preservation #brickcity

Plans for this Thursday? Check out Missouri Preservation's free event announcing the 2020 Places in Peril

Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Founded 1848, Consecrated 1858, Papal Blessing 1899 (Gothic Revival church, built in 1899.) #landmarksurbanites #stlmo #stl #architecture #church #hydepark#gothicrevival #architecuralelements #rosewindows

Demolition around the up and coming Pruitt-Igoe site on the northside of St. Louis. Designed by Minoru Yamasaki of Leinweber, Yamasaki & Hellmuth in 1951, the 57-acre site consisted of 33 uniform 11-story modernist high-rise buildings. Federally financed under the Housing Act of 1949, the complex underwent imposing constraints and cost-cutting to meet the shortages of materials and cost limits. Designed as racially segregated, it became primarily African-American after 1954’s... desegregation verdict and the City’s white flight. Deferred maintenance led to rampant crime and vandalism. In 1972 the implosion of portions of the complex was televised with the rest razed by 1976. #pruittigoe#northside#northstlouis#stl#stlouis#stlmo#architecture#CassAve #NorthJeffersonAve #CarrStreet #North20thStreet#urbanrenewal#modernistarchitecture#urbanplanning#publichousing#segregation#minoruyamasaki#fail#demolition#implosion

Check out the brick details. Can you spot the sunflowers? @benton_park #stlmo #stlouis #brickcity #masonry #architecture #bentonparkneighborhood #details