Shell Building (St. Louis) Explained

Shell Building
Location:1221 Locust Street
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates:38.6305°N -90.1961°W
Completion Date:1926
Building Type:Commercial offices
Roof:48.16m (158.01feet)
Floor Count:13
Architect:Jamieson and Spearl
Public Transit: MetroBus
References:[1] [2]

The Shell Building is an office building in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Located at the corner of Locust Street and 13th Street, known as Shell Corner,[3] the 13-story, 48.16m (158.01feet), building was the original home of the Shell Oil Company in the United States. The building has a rounded footprint, following the curve of Locust onto North 13th Street.

After sitting vacant for ten years, it was converted to a dual-branded Hilton hotels property in 2022, housing the Home2 Suites By Hilton St. Louis Downtown and the Tru By Hilton St. Louis Downtown.[4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emporis building ID 127160 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200922210158/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/127160 . dead . September 22, 2020 . Emporis.
  2. Web site: Jamieson & Spearl | Companies . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605022825/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=company&lng=3&id=101436 . dead . June 5, 2011 . Emporis . 2022-05-03.
  3. Web site: Shell Corner, St Louis, MO. 3 March 2010.
  4. Web site: Tru by Hilton St. Louis Downtown . 2022-06-27 . Hilton . en.