National Register of Historic Places

Union Trust Company Building

St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
Listed
June 16, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
82004743

About this property

The Hotel Saint Louis is a hotel and historic building in St. Louis, Missouri. The building was designed by the firm Adler & Sullivan and was constructed from 1892 to 1893. The structure is listed as the Union Trust Company Building on the National Register of Historic Places and became a City Landmark in 1971. The building has 14 stories, a steel frame, and a buff brick and terra cotta exterior. It is the only building by the firm to contain an exterior light court. The building also has a 14-story addition on its northeast side, designed by Eames & Young, built in 1905 and adhering to the original design. The first two stories of the building originally had ornate decorative elements. These included a large arched main entrance flanked by sculptural heraldic lions holding shields, with additional sculptural lions at the corners of the building. The unique ornamentation also included large round windows on the second story. All of these decorative elements were removed in either 1924 or 1927, replaced with more conventional exterior elements.

Location

705 Oliver St.
St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
38.62858, -90.19181

Categories

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Sources

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When was Union Trust Company Building listed on the National Register?

Union Trust Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 16, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Union Trust Company Building?

Union Trust Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Union Trust Company Building?

The period of significance for Union Trust Company Building is recorded as the civil_war era.

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