Shenandoah Avenue through McKinley Heights marks a transition from very old houses in the DeVolsey Addition on the south side of the street, to the late suburban buildings of the late Nineteenth Century. First we head east starting just east of South Jefferson, looking at the north side of the street. There’s a wide variety…
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Indiana Avenue Between Ann and Shenandoah Avenues
Indiana Avenue south of Ann is a fascinating mix of houses; up at the north end of the street are houses typical of much of the rest of McKinley Heights–built in the early Twentieth Century. But then, and this picture below illustrates it, the houses jump back several decades, and the Italianate style appears on…
Ann Avenue Between Jefferson and McNair Avenues
Ann Street is another one of those quiet streets lined with good solid housing stock, with little traffic and stately street trees. I’ve actually looked at these houses above before, back in 2013. The apartments buildings are more elaborate than we’ll see later on in the early Twentieth Century; this was a middle class neighborhood…
Russell Boulevard Between McNair and Missouri Avenues
Moving west of McNair, the houses become more elaborate, with greater ornament and finishes. Even the four-family flats have slate roofs and terracotta ornament that make them fit in stylistically with the larger single family houses next door. Some of the single family houses are very elaborate, with rich brown brick and terracotta elements, such…
Russell Boulevard Between Mississippi and McNair Avenues
Crossing over Mississippi Avenue, there is first a corner store that like many in the city, has been converted into a residence due to the dramatically smaller demand for retail at the neighborhood level. There is more architectural variety, with different colored brick used for ornamentation. And terracotta is used to great effect in place…
Allen Avenue Between Mississippi Avenue and 18th Street
Continuing east on Allen Avenue, there is more variety, as four-family flats intrude in between the two-family flats. They have a dark almost burnt umber color on their front facades, showing the early Twentieth Century turn away from all red brick. There are some incredibly well-renovated houses on this block in many different architectural styles….
Allen Avenue Between McNair and Mississippi Avenues
Allen Avenue is off the beaten path, but it shows the wealth of architectural variety in McKinley Heights; much of the neighborhood was built much later than the surrounding neighborhoods due to the presence of industrial yards. As usual, most of the houses are actually two-family flats, disguised as single families. I have no idea…
Franz Sigel Elementary School
Franz Sigel Elementary is one of William Ittner’s designs from 1906, and could be best described as an Italian Romanesque Revival influenced building, though that seems lacking in many ways. It’s still an interesting school, and is unique among the firm’s designs for the public school system. Compare this design to that of Farragut School…
McKinley High School, Revisited
Update: I revisited the high school in June of 2024. I’ve looked at McKinley High School before, which has now become one of the highest achieving high schools in the state of Missouri. It’s still an impressive building, and one worth revisiting.
St. Marcus United Church of Christ
I could have sworn I’ve photographed St. Marcus United Church of Christ before, which originally was an German Evangelisch denomination originally before it combined with the Reformed Church and others in the 1950s to become the United Church of Christ. This building was completed in 1915. This church is perhaps best known for being the…