Plaza Square Apartments Historic District

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).[1]

Plaza Square Apartments Historic District
Photo of office wing to church? Need photo of towers
Plaza Square Apartments Historic District is located in Missouri
Plaza Square Apartments Historic District
Location in Missouri
Plaza Square Apartments Historic District is located in the United States
Plaza Square Apartments Historic District
Location in United States
LocationBounded by 15th, Olive, 17th & Chestnut Sts., St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38.630278°N 90.204444°W / 38.630278; -90.204444
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
ArchitectHellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, etal.
Architectural styleModern Movement, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.07000705[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 2007

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. St. Louis, MO
Date added: July 12, 2007
Architect: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum; et al.
Architecture: Modern Movement, Late Victorian
Historic function: Domestic; Education
Historic subfunction: Multiple Dwelling; School
Criteria: event, architecture/engineering

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. e Carolyn Toft; Michael Allen (January 26, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Plaza Square Apartments Historic District" (PDF). State of Missouri. Retrieved January 16, 2020. Includes accompanying pictures?


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