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Old Benectine Sanctuary of Perpetual Adoration

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

This stately complex, featuring a very large chapel for a former Benedictine convent has had several other roles over the years, including serving as St. Mark’s Parish until recently, which has now moved to a building on the campus on… Continue Reading →

County historic churches, historic schools, Modernism
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St. Vincent’s, Revisited

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

I thought it was time to swing back by the old St. Vincent’s Hospital just north of St. Charles Rock Road, when the light was getting long and the eastern façade was beginning to be shrouded in shadows. The building… Continue Reading →

County historic hospitals, North County, rehabilitation, Renaissance Revival, Romanesque Revival
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane Package Liquor

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

Spotted on St. Charles Rock Road in Pagedale, just east of Laurel Hill Cemetery.

County Americana, North County
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Chaminade College Preparatory School

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

The stately Chaminade College Preparatory School sits on Lindbergh Boulevard, and is operated by the Society of Mary. It opened in 1910 as a boarding school, when it was far out in the countryside and reached by train. It is… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Early Twentieth Century Eclectic, historic schools
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Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

Designed by Patrick M. O’Meara and James B. Hills, Villa Duchesne was opened in 1929 by Mother Mary Reid of the Society of the Sacred Heart, in the architectural style that could be described as “Norman Revival” but what I will label… Continue Reading →

County Central County, historic churches, historic schools, Modernism, Romanesque Revival
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La Hacienda

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

La Hacienda subdivision was laid out in the early 1930s, and the housing stock ranges from then to the 1950s. It is a unique blend of many different types of houses, from the Spanish Revival, like its gates, to the… Continue Reading →

County Central County, historic gates, historic houses, Ladue, Spanish Revival, Tudor Revival
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Congregation Temple Israel

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

Rob Powers at Built St. Louis has taken much better pictures of Congregation Temple Israel, but I was surprised to discover that the bronze finial on the roof is now gone. I have featured a previous location of Temple Israel… Continue Reading →

County Central County, historic synagogues, Modernism
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The Spanish Revival Mansion

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

Built in 1924, this cool Spanish Revival mansion way out in West County surely has a fascinating story behind it. In that year, this was out in the middle of nowhere. It looks like a Maritz and Young-influenced home.

County historic houses, Spanish Revival, West County
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From the Vault: Westport Plaza

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

I dug some old photographs of Westport Plaza out of my files; I do not remember how old they are, but they are certainly from a long time ago, at least pre-2012. I like them as they capture a time… Continue Reading →

County Modernism, Post-Modernism, skyscrapers, West County
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Looking Up Gravois Road, Affton

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

I photographed Affton way back in 2008, almost exactly ten years ago from when this photograph was taken.

County Affton, South County

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