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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, 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, Churches, Modernism, Romanesque Revival, Schools
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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, Gates, 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, Modernism, Synagogues
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The Old Estate, Huntleigh

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

I went to an estate sale in one of the largest remaining pieces of farmland left outside of the river bottoms or in the furthest reaches of St. Louis County. It sold recently, and its future is now uncertain. I… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Farms, Houses, Tudor Revival
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Hay Grain, Flour & Feed Mills.

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

Senior citizens interested in taking my OASIS class on Fifteenth Century Italian Renaissance art can sign up for the three week course starting 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 by clicking on this link and searching… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Kirkwood, Mills
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University City High School

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

The massive University City High School was designed by Hugo K. Graf and Wilber Tyson Trueblood, in what I would describe as an Art Deco style. It combines older sculpting traditions with more modern aesthetics in massing and line. It… Continue Reading →

County Art-Deco, Central County, Schools, University City
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Jackson Park Elementary School, University City

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

Designed by Hugo K. Graf and Wilber Tyson Trueblood, Jackson Park Elementary School opened in 1933. Famed architect William Ittner added on some additions in 1952, late in his career. The school is a wonderful example of late Romanesque Revival… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Romanesque Revival, Schools, University City
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St. Andrew Kim, University City

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

Formerly dedicated to St. Patrick, this Modernist Roman Catholic church near the intersection of Olive and I-170 is now the Korean national church of St. Andrew Kim Taegon, a martyr who died in the Nineteenth Century. He is the patron saint… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Churches, Modernism, University City
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Taylor Avenue, Kirkwood

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Chris Naffziger

I walked around Kirkwood for a little while a couple of weeks ago, and checked out some of the diversity of housing styles along Taylor Avenue. The houses are in good shape, and well-preserved. It was disappointing to see the… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Houses, Kirkwood, Queen Anne Style, Tudor Revival

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