A & P Food Stores Building
National Register of Historic Places

A & P Food Stores Building

St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
Listed
October 14, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
00001171

About this property

The A&P Food Stores Building is an Art Deco-style commercial building designed by Saum Architects in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Built in 1940, it was one of the few small commercial buildings in St. Louis designed in the Art Deco style. The building was also significant as having been one of the first supermarkets in St. Louis that was developed to serve automobile-owning customers, providing parking and convenient "one-stop shopping". There were as many as 84 A&P stores in the city, 20 being supermarkets and the others being cash and carry stores; this building is one of the last surviving of these, and it was among those which kept operating up until A&P entirely left the city in 1979–1980. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Location

6016, 6014, and 6018 Delmar
St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
38.65443, -90.29478

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Sources

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When was A & P Food Stores Building listed on the National Register?

A & P Food Stores Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 2000.

What type of historic resource is A & P Food Stores Building?

A & P Food Stores Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for A & P Food Stores Building?

The period of significance for A & P Food Stores Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1940.

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