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Former Most Holy Trinity Slovak Catholic Church

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

The former Most Holy Trinity Slovak Catholic Church on South Ninth Street in Soulard has an interesting story. It began its life as St. Paul’s German Evangelisch Church, and this is even the second church built by that earlier congregation.… Continue Reading →

South Churches, Gothic Revival, Soulard
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St. Raphael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

St. Raphael the Archangel, located at the complex intersection of several streets in the southwest side of St. Louis, is difficult to photograph due to all of the mature trees that surround the church. Like the temple of the Erechtheion… Continue Reading →

South Churches, Colonial Revival, Schools, St. Louis Hills
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St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, as can be seen above, started out with much more humble accommodations than its current church, which dates from 1925. St. Ambrose, who was the archbishop of Milan when it was the capital of the… Continue Reading →

South Churches, Modernism, Romanesque Revival, Schools, The Hill
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

Opened in 1964, the exterior of Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church is relatively simple, but it belies a beautiful interior, which you can see at Built St. Louis. The windows in the clerestory, as well as below in… Continue Reading →

South Churches, Holly Hills, Houses, Modernism, Schools
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St. Stephen Protomartyr Roman Catholic Church

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

Which of these is not like the others? St. Stephen Protomartyr Roman Catholic Church is an interesting parish, tucked away on a beautiful, quiet tree-lined street in the Holly Hills neighborhood on Wilmington Avenue. St. Stephen was the first martyr… Continue Reading →

South Churches, Holly Hills, Modernism, Schools, Tudor Revival
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St. Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic Church

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

St. Mary Magdalene represents that moment in St. Louis architecture when revival styles, such as the Gothic Revival, were giving way to Modernism, but the old had not yet completely faded away. It’s an interesting church, with straight, severe lines.… Continue Reading →

South Churches, Gothic Revival, Modernism, Schools, St. Louis Hills, Tudor Revival
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St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

Designed by A.F. and Arthur Stauder in 1958, St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church is one of the many Modernist churches the Archdiocese constructed in the boom years after World War II. The front entrance is dominated by a… Continue Reading →

South Churches, Houses, Kingshighway Southwest, Modernism, Schools
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Former St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

Founded in 1891 and closed in 1993, the church of St. Agnes sits on a quiet stretch of Sidney Street at the intersection of Salena. It is currently vacant and has been for a number of years. It was designed… Continue Reading →

South Baroque Revival, Benton Park, Churches, Houses, Italy, Romanesque Revival, Rome, Second Empire
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Resurrection of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t get a good clean shot of Resurrection of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, which is now focused on the large Vietnamese immigrant community in St. Louis. It’s a great example of… Continue Reading →

South Churches, Dutchtown, Modernism, Schools, Tudor Revival
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Former St. Hedwig’s Roman Catholic Church

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Chris Naffziger

Update: This was in fact a Polish national parish, famous for its fall festival on Labor Day. Also, thanks to a reader’s observation, I confirmed with Sanborn maps that the school did in fact function as the church as well,… Continue Reading →

South Churches, Dutchtown, Modernism, Romanesque Revival, Schools

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