Historic Buildings in St. Louis
St. Louis is fortunate to have many historic buildings, some of them even representing the few of its kind still remaining in America. The Old Post Office is an example of this. It is one of the two still standing federal buildings out of the many that were designed by architect Alfred B. Mullett in the Second Empire architectural style. The other remaining building is the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. The Wainwright Building is example of a "first" of its kind ever built. It was the "prototype" of the modern skyscraper and it is right here in St. Louis! Many of the buildings listed below are open to the public and some can be visited for free. Others are private residences and only can be viewed by permission. Enjoy these jewels of St. Louis!
Beall Mansion - The Beall Mansion is a historic mansion located in Alton, Illinois built in 1903 for Z.B. Job who was a railroad baron and entrepreneur. - More Info Tags: 62002, Alton Illinois
Bevo Mill St Louis - The Bevo Mill was built by August Busch Sr. in 1917. It was located halfway between his home, which is located at Grant's Farm, and the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. Today the Bevo Mill has been restored and is perfect for wedding receptions, corporate meetings and special events. - More Info Tags: 63116, City of St Louis Missouri
Bissell Mansion Dinner Theater - Information on the historic Bissell Mansion Dinner Theater which is located in the City of St. Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63107, City of St Louis Missouri, Entertainment
Camp River Dubois - The Camp River Dubois was the winter camp for Lewis and Clark before the expedition began. Featured there is a museum with exhibitions including a 55-foot full scale replica of the keel boat and a replica of Fort. - More Info Tags: 62048, Hartford Illinois, Museums
Campbell House Museum - The Campbell House Museum was once the home of prominent St. Louis businessman Robert Campbell and his family from 1854 to 1938. Today it is a St. Louis historic treasure and landmark and is located in downtown St. Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63103, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis, Museums
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis - The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis is a place of worship for the Catholics of St. Louis. It also has one of the largest collection of mosaics in the world making it a St. Louis attraction, as well. It is located in the Central West End Neighborhood in the city of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63108, Attractions, Church, City of St Louis Missouri
Chase Park Plaza St Louis - Information on the historic Chase Park Plaza which is located in the Central West End Neighborhood in the City of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63108, City of St Louis Missouri
Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion - The Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion is a historic home built 1848. Today it is a museum and a features a cafe. It is located in the Benton Park Neighborhood of the City of St. Louis, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63118, City of St Louis Missouri, Museums
Christ Church Cathedral - The Christ Church Cathedral, located in St Louis Missouri, was completed in 1867 and was designed by Leopold Eidlitz. It is an excellent example of English Gothic architecture. The congregation is Episcopal. - More Info Tags: 63103, Church, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis
Civil Courts Building - The Civil Courts Building, located in St. Louis Missouri, was built in 1930 to replace the Old Courthouse and is used by the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63101, City of St Louis Missouri
Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House - Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House was the home of one of the founders of Edwardsville, Illinois. - More Info Tags: 62025, Edwardsville Illinois, Museums
Confederate Prison/Alton Federal Military Prison - The ruins of the Alton Federal Military Prison, also known as the Confederate Prison, is located in Alton Illinois and was used during the Civil War to house Confederate Prisoners. - More Info Tags: 62002, Alton Illinois
Creole House - The Creole House is located in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois and was built in 1800 in the French Creole architectural style of Poteaux-en-terre (vertical post in the ground). It is on the National Register of Historical Places. - More Info Tags: 62277, Prairie du Rocher Illinois
Crown Candy Kitchen - The Crown Candy Kitchen is not only an historic St. Louis landmark, it also has been in business since 1913 and is a fantastic candy maker and restaurant. It is located in the Old North St. Louis Neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63106, City of St Louis Missouri
Cupples Station - Samuel Cupples, a wealthy St Louis businessman, built a complex of 20 innovative warehouses, called Cupples Station, in Downtown that caused St Louis to be major railroad center in the first half of the twentieth century. - More Info Tags: 63102, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis
Daniel Boone Home - The Daniel Boone Home was the Missouri home of the great frontiersman, Daniel Boone and his family. It is located near Defiance, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63341, 63332, Museums
Emma Kunz House - The Emma Kunz House is a restored 1830s home that is modeled after the German street homes that were built in Europe during the 19th-century and is located in Belleville, Illinois. - More Info Tags: 62220, Belleville Illinois, Museums
Eugene Field House - Eugene Field House was the home of the children's poet, Eugene Field and his father Roswell Field, an important lawyer in the Dred Scott slavery case. Today it is a toy museum and a National Historic Landmark located in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63102, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis, Museums
Felix Valle State Historic Site - The Felix Valle State Historic Site, located in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, has several buildings and includes a native limestone home built in 1818 which served as a mercantile store, as well. - More Info Tags: 63670, Sainte Genevieve Missouri
Ferguson Railroad Depot - The Historic Ferguson Railroad Depot is located in downtown Historic Ferguson, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63135, Ferguson Missouri
First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site - The First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site is the location of Missouri's first state capitol until the one in Jefferson City could be completed. It is located in Historic St. Charles, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63301, Museums, St Charles City
Fox Theatre - The Fabulous Fox Theatre is an historic entertainment venue located in the city of St. Louis, Missouri in the Grand Center. Broadway shows, comedians and concerts come to the Fox stage each year. - More Info Tags: 63103, City of St Louis Missouri, Entertainment
General Daniel Bissell House - The General Daniel Bissell House is a historic home located Bellefontaine Neighbors in North St Louis County Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63137, Bellefontaine Neighbors Missouri
Grandel Theatre - The Grandel Theatre, originally built as a church in 1884, was the home stage to the St Louis Black Repertory Company for twenty years up until 2013. Grandel Theatre is located in the Grand Center in St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63103, City of St Louis Missouri, Entertainment
Harney Mansion - The Harney Mansion located Sullivan, Missouri is on the National Register of Historic places and was the home of General William S. Harney, a Civil War general. - More Info Tags: 63080, Museums, Sullivan Missouri
Hawken House - The Hawken House was built by Christopher Hawken, the son of Jacob Hawken who produced the famous Hawken Rifle, the "gun that settled the west." The house is located in Webster Groves, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63119, Museums, Webster Groves Missouri
Heads General Store - The historic Head's General Store, located in St Albans, Missouri, has been in continuous operation since 1892. - More Info Tags: 63073, St Albans Missouri
Historic Cahokia Courthouse - The Historic Cahokia Courthouse was built in 1740 and is an example of French Creole architecture, one of the few examples left in the United States. It is located in St. Clair County in Cahokia, Illinois. - More Info Tags: 62206, Cahokia Illinois, Museums
Historic Hanley House - The Historic Hanley House was built in 1855 and originally sat on a one hundred acre farm. Members of the Martin Franklin Hanley family occupied the home for 113 years before it was given to Clayton, Missouri for a historical museum. - More Info Tags: 63105, Clayton Missouri, Museums
Historic Holy Family Log Church - The Historic Holy Family Log Church is located in Cahokia, Illinois, and is an excellent example of late 1700's French Creole architecture. - More Info Tags: 62206, Cahokia Illinois, Church
Historic Parkway United Church of Christ Sanctuary - The Historic Parkway United Church of Christ Sanctuary was built in 1871 and is located in Town and County Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63131, Town and Country Missouri
Holy Trinity Catholic Church - Holy Trinity Catholic Church is located in the Hyde Park Neighborhood of the City of St Louis Missouri. The parish is over 160 years old and the church that is seen today was dedicated in 1899. - More Info Tags: 63107, Church, City of St Louis Missouri
Jarrot Mansion - The Jarrot Mansion, home of the French entrepreneur Nicholas Jarrot, was built in 1807 and is one of the oldest masonry buildings in the state of Illinois and is a National Historic Landmark. - More Info Tags: 62206, Cahokia Illinois
Kiel Auditorium - The Kiel Auditorium was built in such a way that it was split in two sections. The North half was the Opera House and the Southern half was the sporting arena. Today the Kiel has been restored and is now known as the Stifel Theatre. - More Info Tags: 63103, Downtown St Louis
Kirkwood Missouri Amtrak Station - The Amtrak Train Station located in downtown Kirkwood, Missouri is a historic train station that was a stop on the first railroad in Missouri, the Pacific Railroad. - More Info Tags: 63122, Kirkwood Missouri
Larimore House Plantation - The Larimore House Plantation is a two-story brick Italianate and is located in Spanish Lake in North St Louis County. It was built in 1858 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. - More Info Tags: 63138, Spanish Lake Missouri
Lemp Brewery - The historic Lemp Brewery buildings were built in 1864 and are located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri in the Cherokee-Lemp Historic District. - More Info Tags: 63118, City of St Louis Missouri
Lemp Mansion - The Lemp Mansion, the home of the Lemp Brewery founder, William J. Lemp, is a restaurant, a Bed & Breakfast and reportedly haunted! It is located in the city of St. Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63118, City of St Louis Missouri
Lindbergh Relay Station - The Lindbergh Relay Station in Godfrey, Illinois was once used to assist pilots, including Charles Lindbergh, who needed a layover along the Chicago-St. Louis Mail route. - More Info Tags: 62035, Godfrey Illinois
Louis Bolduc House - The Louis Bolduc House, located in Historic Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, was built in the early 1790's in the French Creole style of architecture known as "poteaux-sur-sole". - More Info Tags: 63670, Sainte Genevieve Missouri
Manchester United Methodist Church - Manchester United Methodist Church is located in Manchester Missouri in West St Louis County. - More Info Tags: 63011, Church, Manchester Missouri
Martin-Boismenue House - The Martin-Boismenue House, a French Creole home built in 1790, is located in East Carondelet, Illinois. - More Info Tags: 62240, East Carondelet Illinois, Museums
Masonic Temple - The Masonic Temple was built in 1926 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in the city of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63108, City of St Louis Missouri
Missouri Civil War Museum - The Missouri Civil War Museum is located on the grounds of Jefferson Barracks in the restored Post Exchange and Gymnasium Building and features items from both the Union and Confederate militarys. - More Info Tags: 63125, Lemay Missouri, Museums
Missouri History Museum - The Missouri History Museum features permanent exhibits on the 1904 World's Fair, on history of the City of St. Louis - past and present, and has a life-size replica of Charles Lindbergh's airplane - The Spirit of St. Louis in the McDermott Hall. It is located in Forest Park, in St. Louis, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63112, City of St Louis Missouri, Museums
Nims Mansion - The Nims Mansion was built for Eugene Nims, founder of Southwestern Bell Telephone, and his family as a weekend retreat. It is located in Bee Tree Park in Oakville Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63129, Oakville Missouri
Old Cathedral - The historic Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, better known as the "Old Cathedral", is located in downtown St. Louis on the site that was set aside for that purpose by Pierre Laclede in 1764. - More Info Tags: 63102, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis
Old Courthouse - The Old Courthouse features a museum of memorabilia of the famous Dred Scott trial and has two courtrooms set up to represent two separate time periods. It is located in the city of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63102, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis, Museums
Old Post Office - The Old Post Office in St. Louis Missouri is one of two federal buildings that were designed by architect Alfred B. Mullett in the Second Empire architectural style that are still standing. - More Info Tags: 63101, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis
Old St. Ferdinand Shrine - The Old St. Ferdinand Shrine is the oldest Catholic church west of the Mississippi River and is located in Florissant, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63031, Church, Florissant Missouri
Old Stone Church - The Old Stone Church or Old Bonhomme Church was the original location of the Bonhomme Presbyterian Church. It was built in 1841 and is located in Chesterfield, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63017, Chesterfield Missouri
Payne-Gentry House - The Payne-Gentry House is a historic museum chronicling the more than 100 years the Payne-Gentry family lived in the home. It is located in Bridgeton, Missouri in North St. Louis County. - More Info Tags: 63044, Bridgeton Missouri, Museums
Peterstown House - Peterstown House is the last remaining stagecoach stop on the Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail and is located in Waterloo Illinois. - More Info Tags: 62298, Waterloo Illinois
Pierre Menard Home Historic Site - The Pierre Menard Home Historic Site is located in Ellis Grove Illinois. The home was built around 1815 by Pierre Menard, the first Lieutenant Governor of the then new State of Illinois. - More Info Tags: 62241, Ellis Grove Illinois
Roberts Orpheum Theater - Information on the Roberts Orpheum Theater (built in 1917) which is located in downtown St Louis. - More Info Tags: 63101, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis, Entertainment
Saint Vincent DePaul Catholic Church - Saint Vincent DePaul Catholic Church is an historic church building and is located in the city of St Louis Missouri in the LaSalle Park Neighborhood. - More Info Tags: 63104, Church, City of St Louis Missouri
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church - Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church is located in the Soulard neighborhood of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63104, Church, City of St Louis Missouri
Samuel Cupples House - The Samuel Cupples House, a beautiful example of Romanesque architecture, was the home of one of St. Louis' prominent businessmen during the late 19th century. Today it is one of several museums located on the campus of St. Louis University in the city of St Louis Missouri . - More Info Tags: 63108, City of St Louis Missouri, Museums
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site - Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime, brought his new wife to St. Louis in 1900 and moved into this brick flat located in downtown St. Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63103, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis, Museums
Scottish Rite Cathedral - The Scottish Rite Cathedral was built in 1924 and designed by William Ittner. It has a 3000 seat auditorium that can be rented as well as a kitchen, 2 dining rooms and a gallery. It is located in the city of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63108, City of St Louis Missouri
Shrine of St. Joseph - The Shrine of St. Joseph is the location of the only authenticated miracle that has occurred in the Midwest. It was built during the 1840's for German Catholics and is located in the Columbus Square Neighborhood in the City of St. Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63106, Church, City of St Louis Missouri
Spanish Lake Blacksmith Shop - The Spanish Lake Blacksmith Shop has been designated as a Historic Landmark by St Louis County. It was built about 1876 by Jacob Wilhelm and was a working blacksmith until 1993. - More Info Tags: 63138, Spanish Lake Missouri
St Ambrose Catholic Church - St. Ambrose Catholic Church is located "on the Hill" in the city of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63110, Church, City of St Louis Missouri
St Francis de Sales Oratory - The beautiful historic St. Francis de Sales Oratory has been called the "Cathedral of the Southside" and is located in the Fox Park Neighborhood of the City of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63118, Church, City of St Louis Missouri
St Liborius Catholic Church - The St Liborius Catholic Church was established in 1855 for German Catholics in North St Louis City. Construction of the church building was completed in 1889. In 1992, the St Liborius parish was closed and parishioners were merged with surrounding parishes. The building is located in the St Louis Place Neighborhood in the City of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63106, Church, City of St Louis Missouri
St Louis Art Museum - The St Louis Art Museum, located in Forest Park, is housed in the only building left from the 1904 World's Fair. It is located in the city of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63110, Attractions, City of St Louis Missouri, Museums
St Louis City Hall - The St. Louis City Hall, completed in 1904, is designed after the Paris City Hall and is constructed using Missouri pink granite. It is located in Downtown St. Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63103, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis
St Louis Union Station - St. Louis Union Station is an historic landmark which features a hotel, dining and shopping and is located in Downtown St. Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63103, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis
St Stanislaus Kostka Church - The St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is a historic Polish Catholic church located in the Carr Square Neighborhood in the City of St. Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63106, Church, City of St Louis Missouri
St Vincents in St Louis Missouri - Built in the Renaissance architectural style, St. Vincent's is a forboding building and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. - More Info Tags: 63133
Stifel Theatre - The Stifel Theatre has been beautifully restored to its former glory and now brings in great entertainment for St. Louis audiences. It is located in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63103, Downtown St Louis, Entertainment
Studio Inn - The Studio Inn, located in St Albans Missouri, was the historic home of Oscar and Irene Johnson who at one time owned and ran the 7,000 acres of land surrounding the home as a very successful farm. - More Info Tags: 63073, St Albans Missouri
Sun Theater in Grand Center - Information on the historic Sun Theater building located in the Grand Center Arts District in St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63108, City of St Louis Missouri
Taille De Noyer - Taille De Noyer, a 22 room historic home and museum, was originally built in 1790 as a two-room log cabin for fur trappers. It is located on the campus of McCluer High School in Florissant Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63031, Florissant Missouri, Museums
Thomas C Fletcher House - The Thomas C Fletcher House is the home of Missouri's 18th state governor and is located in Hillsboro Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63050, Hillsboro Missouri, Museums
Thomas Sappington Historic House - The Thomas Sappington Historic House was built in 1808 by slave labor. It is a St Louis attraction located in Crestwood Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63126, Museums
Thornhill Farm - Thornhill Farm, the family home of Missouri's second Governor, Frederick Bates, has been restored and is a historic museum. It is located in Faust Park, in the Faust Historical Village, in Chesterfield Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63017, Chesterfield Missouri, Museums
Tower Grove House - The Tower Grove House was built in 1849 by Henry Shaw for his personal residence. It is located in the Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63110, City of St Louis Missouri, Museums
Twillman House - The Twillman House was built in 1870 by John Henry Twillman, a German immigrant, and is located in Spanish Lake Missouri. It is designated by St Louis County as a Historic Landmark. - More Info Tags: 63138, Spanish Lake Missouri
Wainwright Building - The Wainwright Building is a building with a historically significant architectural style. Built in 1892, it was the "prototype" of the modern skyscraper. It is located in downtown St. Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63101, City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis
Water Intake Towers on the Mississippi River - The historic Water Intake Towers, located just north of the city of St Louis on the Mississippi River, were built around the turn of the 20th century and are still in use today by the St Louis Water Works. - More Info Tags: 63137, City of St Louis Missouri
World's Fair Pavilion - The World's Fair Pavilion, built in 1909, is a large open air pavilion with catering facilities that can accommodate up to 500 people. It would be great for a wedding reception, corporate picnic or private party! It is located in Forest Park in St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63110, City of St Louis Missouri
Yanda Log Cabin - The Yanda Log Cabin was built in 1853 by William Yanda, who became the blacksmith of Glen Carbon Illinois. - More Info Tags: 62034, Glen Carbon Illinois
Zion Lutheran Church - The Zion Lutheran Church is located in the St Louis Place Neighborhood in the City of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63106, Church, City of St Louis Missouri
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