913 Locust As Narrow As It Looks
Squeezed in between two taller buildings is the structure at 913 Locust St. The building is only 23 feet 9 inches wide, the full width of the lot.
According to city records (Geo St. Louis) it was built in 1900 — after the building on the right but 13 years before the building on the left. Like many buildings downtown it got a new appearance during the 20th century. Anyone out there know more about this building?
– Steve Patterson
Can I ask some questions?
It looks like the building received a face-lift….circa 1960’s or 70’s?
I wonder if there are any 1900’s pictures of this block?
Love the Bof E building…but it too looks like it has added up?
While I like the clock, I hate the awnings. (not a question, just my opinion?
My guess is the new facade came in the 1940s or 50s, maybe as late as the 60s. A search through records in the basement of city hall would likely uncover the answer. I’ve not seen any pictures or the original facade but I’m very curious.
This building was purchased by the Roberts bros around 2007. Its about 3k sq ft.
is the Board of Education building the old SLPS headquarters? if so, it’d be nice to see them move back in there, as the building at 801 n. 11th is entirely too large for whats left of the district.
Here’s some information I found from the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Farm and Home Savings Association building at 1001 Locust:
“Few
sheathed buildings remain in the historic central business district.
The old Mercantile
Library at 510 Locust and the former St. Louis Federal Savings
and Loan Association building at 913 Locust are the only other constructs
with facades completely sheathed in 1950s cladding. […] The
three-story Federal Savings and Loan Association building was
constructed in 1900. Stone paneling and a single bay of metal windows
were added in the 1950s, which utilize horizontality and created a
small appearance between the building’s much taller neighbors.”