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Only a few civic buildings were constructed during the early 19th century. The original St. Louis courthouse was built in 1826 and featured a Federal-style stone facade with a rounded portico. However, this courthouse was replaced during the renovation and expansion of the building in the 1850s. The
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Few civic buildings existed during the French period, during which time government business often was conducted at the home of the governor (usually the home of Pierre Laclede). The first (and only) religious structure was a palisaded church now, built circa 1770, which was replaced in the early
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construction method. Fachwerk construction generally has been enclosed in wooden siding, making such homes appear to be traditional frame homes. Because of the relative difficulty of fachwerk construction, few homes were built after 1840 using the technique. Almost all examples of fachwerk
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with several innovative living features, the project ultimately was demolished in the 1970s. Although Cochran Gardens' management was turned over to a tenant association in 1976, it later returned to city control in the 1990s and was demolished in 2008 after several years of decay.
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The third style of early St. Louis homes was a rock house. Only the wealthiest St. Louisans might afford a home built entirely of rock walls with a masonry foundation due to the difficulty of construction. The earliest house in St. Louis, the home of
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style or were built with central hallways connecting a two-room house. Such rural homes often were overtaken by the rapidly expanding city and demolished. However, some rural homes were more developed and became integrated into the
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The earliest American homes in St. Louis were crude, usually of log construction. Outlying homes in the farmlands were minimally ornamented and were usually of one or two-room construction. However, some rural homes were of the
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Shortly after the Civil War, St. Louis rapidly increased its school system and hospital system. One of the earliest structures and the oldest extant hospital building in St. Louis is the St. Louis Insane Asylum (now the
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style, with traditional brick, dormers, cornices, and strict symmetry. A prime example of St. Louis Colonial Revival is located at 47 Portland Place. Much of St. Louis' working-class housing in the 1920s and 1930s were
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of historic structures of St. Louis. These include the Landmarks Association of St. Louis (a private organization operating since the 1960s) and the Cultural Resource Office (a city government agency that maintains a
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construction exist within the Soulard or Carondelet neighborhoods. German immigrants also brought with them a tradition of stone house construction, with several examples remaining in the Carondelet neighborhood.
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St. Louis' residential stock expanded dramatically during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Like many other cities, St. Louis has its share of Victorian homes, including a fair number of
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project replaced the DeSoto-Carr neighborhood with its 33 eleven-story towers. By the mid-to-late 1960s, these projects had become decayed themselves. Although Pruitt–Igoe was designed by
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dome and for being the tallest structure in Missouri until 1894. Finally, a customs house was constructed in the Greek Revival style in 1852 but was demolished and replaced in 1873 by the
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during the late 19th century. Two of Louis Sullivan's important early skyscrapers stand among a crop of similar office buildings and department stores built up between 1890 and 1915. His
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As St. Louis expanded, the city hall was moved further west of downtown to its present location in 1904 (construction began in 1892). St. Louis City Hall, still in use, was designed by
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Because much of the city's early commercial and industrial development was centered along the riverfront, many pre-Civil War buildings were demolished during the construction of the
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St. Louis saw a vast expansion in the variety and number of religious buildings during the late 19th century and early 20th century. The largest and most ornate of these is the
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Several examples of religious structures are extant from the pre-Civil War period, and most reflect the common residential styles of the time. Among the earliest is the
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style. The St. Louis Cathedral, as it is known, has one of the largest mosaic collections in the world. Another landmark in the religious architecture of St. Louis is
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Early in the 20th century (and during the years before and after the 1904 World's Fair), several churches moved to the Central West End neighborhood, near
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serving as its administrative center. Its architectural legacy is somewhat scattered. Among the fair-related cultural institutions in the park are the
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The earliest buildings in St. Louis were constructed in the French Colonial style. Although Spain took possession of the
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After the 1950s, suburban expansion reduced the commercial and residential density of the city, while in 1957, nearby
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Some of the more opulent residential architecture of the 1920s and 1930s was among these apartments and hotels. The
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The first Catholic church in St. Louis, built in 1770, later replaced with the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France
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Some less ornamented urban house designs also originated in the pre-Civil War period. These include a variety of
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Then into the 1940s and 1950s, a certain subgenre of St. Louis modernism emerged, with the locally important
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Some notable post-modern commercial skyscrapers were built downtown in the 1970s and 1980s, including the
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During the 1990s, St. Louis saw the construction of the largest United States courthouse by area, the
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was built afterward, with the profit from the fair. But 1904 left other assets to the city, like
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Other significant civic buildings from the late 19th century and early 20th century include the
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movement. This development resulted in some of St. Louis's major civic architecture: the
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along the riverfront. Other industrial buildings from the era include some portions of the
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Postcard photograph of a building from early St. Louis, showing palisade wall construction
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projects cleared several low-income areas of St. Louis for residential housing projects.
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constructed in the United States. Architectural influences reflected in the area include
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Beyond Sullivan's work, other significant downtown skyscrapers of those years were
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The more developed rural homes in early St. Louis often bear the mark of the
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National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Missouri
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Extensive archive of descriptions and photos of St. Louis architecture
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eliminated its height limitations on buildings. Clayton, which is the
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The majority of urban homes were of the townhouse type (also known as
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Other early influences included German architecture, specifically the
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In recent years, several organizations have attempted to promote the
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in the Central West End, the tallest building outside of downtown.
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
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The central branch of the St. Louis Public Library, designed by
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exhibits a variety of commercial, residential, and monumental
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Among the significant styles found in the private places are
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The first of these projects was the relatively successful
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style, emphasizing the steel structure of the building.
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After World War I, many new homes began to reflect the
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neighborhood features several examples, including the
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Other rural styles found in early St. Louis included
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Index


Arch
Laclede's Landing
architecture
St. Louis
Missouri
Gateway Arch
monument
French Colonial
German
early American
modern architectural
List of tallest buildings in St. Louis
early skyscrapers
Wainwright Building

Wainwright Building
Louis Sullivan
Railway Exchange Building
John Mauran
Charles B. Clarke
Merchants Exchange Building
City Museum
St. Louis Century Building
Midtown St. Louis
Gothic Revival
Continental-Life Building
Neo-Renaissance
Fox Theatre
C. Howard Crane

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