Locust Street Automotive District Explained

Locust Street Automotive District
Coordinates:38.6375°N -90.2225°W
Built:1911
Architect:Preston J. Bradshaw, Albert B. Groves, others
Architecture:Renaissance, Beaux Arts, others
Added:September 15, 2005
Increase:February 19, 2008
Increase2:2016
Area:11acres (original)
3acres (increase I)
Mpsub:Historic Auto-Related Resources of St. Louis, Missouri MPS
Refnum:05001024
Increase Refnum:08000032
Increase2 Refnum:16000581[1]

The Locust Street Automotive District in St. Louis, Missouri is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 and expanded twice, in 2008 and 2016.

The original area included 26 contributing buildings on 11acres, at 2914-3124 Locust and 3043 Olive.[2] The first increase extended the district to the west, adding nine contributing buildings on 3acres at 3133-3207 and 3150-3202 Locust St.[3] The second increase extended the district to the east, adding 2722-2900 Locust St. and 2727-2801 Locust St.[4]

The district includes works by Preston J. Bradshaw and by Albert B. Groves.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Louis City National Register Listings . Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Locust Street Automotive District . Missouri Department of Natural Resources . Ruth Keenoy . Karen Bode Baxter . Timothy P. Maloney . Mandv K. Ford . April 4, 2005 . August 1, 2018. With 17 photos from 2005.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Locust Street Automotive District Boundary Increase . Missouri Department of Natural Resources . Ruth Keenoy . Karen Bode Baxter . Allison Brown . Timothy P. Maloney . December 17, 2007 . August 1, 2018. With six photos from 2007.
  4. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Locust Street Automotive District Boundary Increase II . Missouri Department of Natural Resources . Ruth Keenoy . Karen Bode Baxter . Tim Maloney . Larry McEvoy . June 30, 2016 . August 1, 2018. With 11 photos from 2015.