National Register of Historic Places

Second Presbyterian Church

St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
Listed
September 10, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75002140

About this property

Second Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 4501 Westminster Place in St. Louis, Missouri. The congregation was founded in 1838 by the Old School Presbytery of St. Louis. It has had three buildings. Its first building, designed in the Greek Revival architectural style and completed in 1840, was located at Fifth (Broadway) and Walnut Streets. Thirty years later, in 1870, a second church building was erected on Lucas Place at Seventeenth Street. The third and current building was completed in 1896. It was designed by German-born architect Theodore C. Link. The adjacent education building was completed in 1931. A large four-manual pipe organ by the Schantz Organ Company was installed in 1965. The organ's tonal design was provided by the church's minister of music Dr. Charles H. Heaton. The church's Compton Lounge is named after Arthur Compton, who served as an elder in the church. Edward Morris Bowman was organist and choirmaster at the church from 1877-1887. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975.

Location

4501 Westminster Pl.
St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
38.64767, -90.25575

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Nearby Battles

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When was Second Presbyterian Church listed on the National Register?

Second Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Second Presbyterian Church?

Second Presbyterian Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Second Presbyterian Church?

The period of significance for Second Presbyterian Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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