Plaza Square Apartments Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Plaza Square Apartments Historic District

St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
Listed
July 11, 2007
Type
District
Period
Modern
Ref No.
07000705

About this property

The Plaza Square Apartments Historic District, in St. Louis, Missouri, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The listing included eight contributing buildings on 4 acres (1.6 ha). The district includes six 13-story Modern Movement apartment buildings and two historic churches. The apartment buildings were constructed during 1959 to 1961 "from plans by Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum with Harris Armstrong." One of the churches has an office wing and/or a rectory? One of the churches is Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which was already separately listed on the National Register. Location: Bounded by 15th St., Olive St., 17th St. & Chestnut St.

Location

St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
38.63032, -90.20355

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Industrial
0 mi
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Blackwell-Wielandy Building
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0.1 mi
Advertising Building
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Nearby Battles

Action at St. Louis (Spanish Fort San Carlos)
1780Revolutionary War
0.3 mi

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When was Plaza Square Apartments Historic District listed on the National Register?

Plaza Square Apartments Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Plaza Square Apartments Historic District?

Plaza Square Apartments Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Plaza Square Apartments Historic District?

The period of significance for Plaza Square Apartments Historic District is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1959.

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