News
Beacon Publishes Wischmeyer Commentary on the DeVille Hotel
(July 16, 2008) The St. Louis Beacon has published a commentary on the plight of the DeVille Hotel by Landmarks' Presdent William Wischmeyer: "San Luis apartments, a Modern gem, can be new again."
Time to Revise Memorial Drive
(July 10, 2008) Assistant Director Michael Allen's latest radio commentary for station KWMU offers an interesting perspective on the Arch grounds discussion: "Time to Revise Memorial Drive."
Preservation Board Allows Demolition in The Ville, Reviews Art Museum Expansion
(June 26, 2008) The regular monthly meeting of the St. Louis Preservation Board was held on Monday, June 23. Items on the agenda included demolition applications for buidlings at 4477 Olive Street at 4568 St. Ferdinand Aveneue as well as the expansion of the St. Louis Art Museum.
Architecture St. Louis Under Construction
(June 10, 2008) Crews have been busy building Architecture St. Louis, the new home of Landmarks Association.
Nooter Corporation Building Listed in National Register of Historic Places
(June 6, 2008) The work of Landmarks Association led to the listing on May 16 of the landmark Nooter Corporation Building at 1400 S. Third Street in the city's Kosciusko district. Built in 1959 and designed by Sverdrup & Parcel, the two-story office building housed worldwide metal fabricating giant Nooter during the company's most productive period of inventing new fabrication techniques.
Fifth Annual “Greening the Heartland” Conference Coming to St. Louis, June 22-24
(May 23, 2008) This regional U.S. Green Building Council conference will promote sustainable design and construction strategies for the built environment by encouraging joint leadership by the private and public sectors.
Building Recycling
(May 14, 2008) "Building Recycling," Assistant Director Michael Allen's latest commentary for radio station KWMU, aired today.
Kieselhorst Piano Company Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
(May 6, 2008) Landmarks Association recently received news that the Kieselhorst Piano Company building at 1007 Olive Street in St. Louis City was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 10th.
Arlington School Listed in National Register of Historic Places
(May 6, 2008) Landmarks Association recently received news that Arlington School was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 19th.
Landmarks’ Michael Allen and Andrew Weil on KWMU
(April 23, 2008) On Wednesday, Landmarks' Michael Allen and Andrew Weil were guests on St. Louis on the Air, on 90.7 KWMU.
DeVille Still Shines
(April 18, 2008) Landmarks' Assistant Director Michael Allen recorded a commentary on the plight of the DeVille Motor Hotel that has aired on radion station KWMU.
Landmarks Board Endorses Mounds Heritage Trail Route
(April 18, 2008) At its meeting yesterday, the Board of Directors of Landmarks Association passed a resolution in support of the Mounds Heritage Trail Route.
Usonian-Inspired Hammerman House Listed in National Register of Historic Places
(April 14, 2008) Recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Harry Hammerman House at 219 Graybridge Road in Ladue was designed and built in 1952. The only known work by its occupant and namesake, Harry Hammerman (1909-2001), the modest one-story dwelling is located in a unique fifteen-acre subdivision laid out in 1939 by architect Isadore Shank and his colleague Jim Auer as an enclave of mostly Jewish practitioners of architecture and the visual arts.
Testimony on Resurrection of Our Lord Church
(March 26, 2008) On March 24, the Preservation Board of the City of St. Louis considered an application by the congregation of Resurrection of Our Lord Church to remove an original wall and construct a grotto. Assistant Director Michael Allen submitted the following testimony.
Summary of Decisions by the Preservation Board: March 24, 2008
(March 26, 2008) The St. Louis Preservation Board held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 24.
Landmarks Members Tour Former Monticello Female Seminary
(March 17, 2008) On Saturday, March 8, Landmarks members braved erratic weather to tour the former Monticello Female Seminary in Godfrey, Illinois.
Board Statement on the De Ville Motor Hotel (San Luis Apartments)
(March 18, 2008) The following resolution was adopted by Landmarks' Board of Directors on March 14, 2008:
The Board of Directors of Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc. urges retention and rehabilitation of the former de Ville Motor Hotel at 4483 Lindell Boulevard. Designed by Colbert, Lowery, Hess & Boudreaux of New Orleans and completed in 1963, the building is a strong example of mid-century modern architecture. Through curvilinear forms and differentiation of wall materials, the hotel possesses a striking geometric presence. With covered parking placed in the rear away from Lindell Boulevard, the Hotel de Ville promotes the pedestrian-friendly quality of the Lindell streetscape.
Saratoga Lanes Selected by National Park Service for Spotlight
(March 13, 2008) It recently came to our attention that the National Park Service had selected Saratoga Lanes Bowling Alley for special recognition in their web-publication Heritage News.
Board Authorizes Architecture St. Louis
(March 7, 2008) At our February meeting, the Board of Directors of Landmarks Association voted to authorize the relocation of its office and the launch of Architecture St. Louis. Both will be located on the ground floor of the Lammert Building at 911 Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis. We are expecting to be in our new home by mid-summer 2008.
Summary of Decisions by the Preservation Board: February 25, 2008
(February 27, 2008) The St. Louis Preservation Board held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, February 25. Here is a summary of decisions that the board made at the meeting.
Summary of Decisions by the Preservation Board: January 28, 2008
(January 30, 2008) The St. Louis Preservation Board held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, January 28. Here is a summary of decisions that Board made at the meeting.
Board of Directors’ Statement on the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
(January 23, 2008) Statement on the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial as approved by the Board of Directors of Landmarks Association on January 10, 2008.
Summary of Decisions by the Preservation Board: January 7, 2008
(January 11, 2008) At the January 7 special meeting of the Preservation Board of the city of St. Louis, the board granted preliminary approval to three new buildings in south city, denied demolition of a downtown building and again deferred a decision on a controversial appeal of a denied demolition permit in the Academy neighborhood.
Landmarks Joins Creative Learning Center Students in “Preserving St. Louis Architecture”
(December 20, 2007) On the evening of Wednesday, December 19, fifth-grade students at the Center for Creative Learning (CCL) in Ellisville presented projects related to their semester-long study of "Preserving St. Louis Architecture." For many years, Landmarks has participated in the architecture and historic preservation program at CCL through our What Are Buildings Made Of? (WABMO) program.
Report from the Statewide Preservation Conference
(October 24, 2007) Missouri Preservation recently concluded its annual Statewide Preservation Conference, held October 18-20 in Jefferson City. Nearly 200 people attended the conference, a number that shows continued growth in attendance over the last four years.
Endicott-Johnson Shoe Distribution Plant Listed in National Register of Historic Places
(October 22, 2007) Landmarks Association recently received news that our nomination of the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Distribution Plant in St. Louis, Missouri was successful. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in October of 2007.
Holly Place Listed in National Register of Historic Places
(August 12, 2007) Another part of the architectural heritage of north St. Louis has been added to the National Register of Historic Places: Holly Place, a residential block located between Florissant and Rosalie in the O'Fallon neighborhood.
Plaza Square Apartments Listed in National Register of Historic Places
(July 21, 2007) The Plaza Square Apartments Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 2007. Located between 15th, Olive, 17th and Chestnut Streets in downtown St. Louis, the district includes St. John the Apostle & Evangelist Catholic Church from 1860 and Centenary Methodist Church from 1870 as well as the signature high-rise apartments completed in 1961.