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 a nice composition that has not been altered on its front elevation in over a…
Tag: Central County
Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School
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 Romanesque Revival. It is heavily influenced by the restoration of the Medieval fortress…
La Hacienda
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 Tudor Revival. The Prado is the main boulevard entrance off of Ladue Road, just west…
Congregation Temple Israel
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 at Holy Corners in the past. Built in, it is truly an exceptional example of…
The Old Estate, Huntleigh
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 hope its new owners preserve its beauty.
Hay Grain, Flour & Feed Mills.
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University City High School
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 holds the roundabout where it sits with a strong presence. It opened in 1930.
Jackson Park Elementary School, University City
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 architecture, much like would be seen in Italy, such as I recently covered in Bologna.
St. Andrew Kim, University City
Update: The church was demolished in 2021. 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 of Korea and the first Roman Catholic priest…
Taylor Avenue, Kirkwood
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 speed of traffic through these neighborhoods, unfortunately.