Chemical Building - National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form

7/28/2019 Chemical Building - National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form

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UnitedStatesDepartment of the InteriorHeritageConservationandRecreationServiceNational Registerof HstoricPlacesinventory NomnationFormSee instructions inHow to Complete National Register FormsType all entries competeapplicable sec ons_______________1. Name__________________historic chemical Budng________________________and/orcommon_______________________________________2. Locationstreet 4 number 721 Oive Sreet _ not for publicationcity, town S. Lous , vicinity of congressional district #3--RchadGephadstate Mssouri code 29 county S. Lous Cty code 5103. CassificaionCaegory Ownershp__istrict __public_. bullding(s) JL_private__structure __both__ite PublcAcqustion__object __n process__being considered

Sausx occupied__unoccupied__work in progressAccessbeX yes: restricted__es: unrestricted__no

Present Use__agricultursX commercial__ducational__ntertainment__overnment__ndustrial__military

__museum__ark__ private residence__eligious*__scientific__ransportation__othsr:4, OwnerofProperty

Mevn Dubnsky Estae of HaodW. Dubinsky and Aan Pervlstreet & number 721 OveSreetcity, town St. Louis __icinity of state MO 631015. LocaionofLegal. Descriptioncourthouse, registry o) deeds, etc. S. Lous CtyHalstreet 4 number Tucker Boulevard and Market Sreetcity, town S. Lous state MO 631036. RepresentationinExistingSurveys__________

: Ar chi t ect ur al Sur vey of t he BusnessDsric,S. Lous has this property been determined elegible? yesJ_nodate October, 1975; revised, April, 1977 . federal __tate county j;_ocal

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Unted StatesDepartmentof theInteriorHeritageConservationandRecreationServce National Registerof Hstoric PlacesInventory MomnationFormContinuation sheet Chemical Bui Idng S. Lous Item number 6___________Page l

Mssour SaeHstorica Survey- ' Sae1981Hi stor i c Preser vat i on Progr amDepar t ment of Natur al ResourcesP . 0. Box 176J ef f erson Ci t y, MO 65102

I t e m #9

Bi bl i ogr aphyBr i ckbui l der 6 ( Sept ember , 1896) : 177.Br yan, J ohn Al bur y. " I r on i n S t . L oui s Ar chi t ecture Between 1800 and 1900. "

( M meogr aphed. ) n. p. : c . 1940.Condi t , Car l . The Chi cago Schoo l o f Ar chi t ectur e. Chi cago: The Uni ver si t y of

Chi cago P ress , 1964.The I nl and Ar chi t ect and News Record 25 ( May, 1895) : 39.St . L oui s Bui l der 8 ( Oct ober, 1901) .Schuyl er , Montgomery. "Henr y I v es Cobb. " Gr eat Ameri can Ar chi t ects Ser i es Number 2.

New Yor k : The Ar chi t ectural Recor d, 1896.Sherer , S. L. "I nt erest i ng Bri ck and Ter r a- Cot t a Ar chi t ect ur e i n St . Loui s . I I I .

Commer ci al , I nst i t ut i onal , Et c . " Br i c k f a ui l der 12 ( May, 1903) : 100.

Hem#10, c o n t . ~~ ~ ~~~sout h al l ey of CB 181; t hence t ur ni ng west cont i nue 125 f eet al ong t he nor t h wal lof t he Chem cal Bui l di ng; t hence t ur ni ng sout h cont i nue appr oxi magel y 115 al ong t heeast si de of N. Ni nt h St r eet t o poi nt of or i gi n.Item #11, cont.2. James M. Penny, SectionChef, Nomnaons-Survey

and SaeContact Person ' Januay22, 1982Department of Naura Resources 314/751-4096HstoricPreservaion ProgramP.O. Box 176JeffersonCty - Mssour 65102


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7. DescriptionCondtion__excelent_X-good__air

__eteriorated__uins__nexposedCheckone__unaltered_X_altered

Check one_-original s__moved ilte

Describe the present and original ( i f known) physical appearance

The 1896 Chem cal Bui l di ng desi gned by Chi cago ar chi t ect Henry I v es Cobb andi t s 1903 annex desi gned by t he St . Loui s f i r m of Maur an, Russe l l & Gar den t o r e pl i cate Cobb' s or i el ed desi gn commands consi der at i on f or i t s di st i nct i ve and dur abl ear chi t ect ur al pr esence on t he i mport ant downtown St . Loui s cor ner of Ei ghth and Ol i veSt r eet s. Both por t i ons of t he bui l di ng wer e const r uct ed f or t he Chem cal Bui l di ngCompany, f or med or i gi nal l y t o pr ovi de new f aci l i t i es f or t he Chemcal Nat i onal Bankbut never used f or t hi s pur pose. A compar i son of Cobb' s bui l di ng ( Phot o I I ) andt he bui l di ng as i t appear s t oday ( Photo #2) reveal s t he f ai t hf ul ness of t he annexdesi gn t o t he ori gi nal .

The Chemcal Bui l di ng r i ses sevent een stori es f rom t he st r eet l evel , whereper i odi c al t erat i ons have been made . At t he second story w de cast i r on panel s w t hRenai ssance desi gns cover t he pi er s and f r i eze above r ecessed bay w ndows. Pai r ed,decorat i ve cast i r on br ackets ( t r i pl ed on ei t her si de of t he maj or ent r ance on Ol i ve)suppor t t he proj ecti ng bay w ndows whi ch r i se f rom t he t hi r d t hr ough t he si xt eent hstori es. W de decor at i ve terra cot t a bands wr ap around t he el evat i ons bet ween t het hi rd, f ourt h and f i f t h stori es. Between other st ori es terra cot t a mol di ngs def i neupper and l ower edges of t he spandr el s and cont i nue across t he pi er s . The f our t eent hstory i s f aced w t h "rust i cat ed" bri ck and set of f by decor at i ve t e r r a cotta bands.The f i f teenth and si xt eent h st or i es ar e gi ven a ver t i cal l i f t by t he om ssi on ofhori zont al mol di ngs between t hem Pi l asters w t h mol ded capi t al s t er m nat e i n archesat t he si xt eent h s t o r y . Pal met t es f orm t he keyst ones; pal met t es ar e r epeat ed i n t hespandr el s. Above, a pr oj ecti ng cor ni ce edged w t h copper i s surmounted by t he or i gi napar apet w t h decor at i ve mol di ng.

The ornament al cast i r on f ur ni shed by Chr i st opher and Si mpson and t he t er r a cot t aW nkl e Ter r a Cott a Company wer e pr oduct s of St . Loui s ' hi ghl y devel oped capaci t yt o manuf act ure t hese bui l di ng mat er i al s. St r uctur al s tee l f or t he bui l di ng camef rom t he DePaw M l l s of I ndi ana . 1 Ot her i r on wor k c an be seen at t he r ear el evat i onwhere a stai rcase housi ng w t h st epped w ndows r i s es f rom t he t hi r d t hr ough si xt eent hstori es i n a f ashi on si m l ar t o t hat of Bur nham & Root ' s Rookery. ( P ho t o #3) Thecant i l ever ed i r on st ai r case i nsi de r i ses compact l y i n t i ght t ur ns of t he mar bl estai rs . The i r on panel s above and bel ow t he w ndows are or nament ed by doubl e and sol of i sh pat t er ns. The vi ew of t he rear el evat i ons al so r eveal s t he use by Maur an,Russe l l & Gar den of doubl ed w ndows f or t he annex. On t he "new" west f acade, w ndowsappear i n t he pr oj ecti ng bays of t he par apet , whi ch are bl i nd i n Cobb' s desi gn.

Remodel i ngs have af f ect ed onl y t he f i r st s tory f acades, except f or t he maj orent r ance on Ol i ve mar ked by t wo stori es of hi ghl y pol i shed st one and 1930' sstai nl ess s t eel l et t eri ng.

I j ohn Al bur y Br yan, "I r on i n S t . Loui s Ar chi t ecture Between 1800 and 1900, "c . 1940 ( M meogr aphed. ) Br yan wr ot e t hat t he i r o n wor k was or i gi nal l y pai nt ed t omat ch t he bri ck and t err a c o t t a .


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8. SgnficancePeriod__rehistoric__400-1499__15001599__6001699__17001799_X18001899_1900

Aeasof Sgnficance heck__rcheology-prehistoric ____rcheology-historic ____griculture ___. architecture ____rt ____ommerce ____ommunications __

and justifybeowcommunity planningconservationeconomicseducationengineeringexploration/settlementindustryinvention

__andscape architecture__aw__iterature__military__music__philosophy__politics/government

__eligion__cienceculpture__ocial/humanitarian__heater__ransportation__other (specify)

Specific dates 1896; 1903 Builder/Architect Henry I v es Cobb; Hauran. Russe l l & Gar dStatement of Significance (in one paragraph)

The undul ant , r ed bri ck and t err a cotta Chem cal Bui l di ng bui l t i n 1896 f rompl ans by Chi cago ar chi t ect Henry I v es Cobb i s si gni f i cant as t he out st andi ng St .Loui s exampl e of t he Chi cago- st yl e or i el ed of f i ce bui l di ng and a di r ect descendantof Hol abi r d & Roche' s Tacoma Bui l di ng of 1886- 89 ( demol i shed) . The west f acade,ext ended nort h w t h a 1903 addi t i on by St . Loui s archi t ects Maur an, Russel l & Gar den,exactl y repl i cat ed Cobb' s desi gn. Di st i ngui shed al so by r i ch cast i r on or nament nowt he col or of oxi di zed copper at t he f i r st t wo stori es of i t s f acades, t he Chem calBui l di ng' s proj ecti ng bays are vi si bl e bl ocks away f r om i t s s i t e at t he nor t heastcor ner of Ei ght h and Ol i ve St r eet s. ( Phot o #2)

I n 1875, a f our- story store and of f i ce bui l di ng st ood on t he si t e of t he Chem c a lBui l di ngevi dence of t he st eady pr ogr essi on of m nor commer ci al bui l di ng i nt o whathad been an upper - m ddl e cl ass r esi dent i al encl ave. Thi s change was hast ened byt he begi nni ng of const r ucti on of t he massi ve Feder al Bui l di ng ( S t . Loui s Ol d PostOf f i ce) i n 1876, on t he ent i r e bl ock t o t h e west . When t he ci t y' s east - west r ai lcapabi l i t y was dr amat i cal l y enhanced by t he compl et i on of t he Eads Br i dge over t heM ssi ssi ppi i n 1874, St . Loui s ' conmer ci al di st r i ct ( onc e st r ung out al ong t he r i ver )began t o f ocus i n a cl uster i n t he bl ocks west of Br oadway. Ser i ous i nvest mentcapi t al was at t r acted t o a St . L oui s no l onger so t i ght l y l i nked t o t he econom cal l ycri ppl ed post - war Sout h.

Prom nent ar chi t ects f i r st f r om t he east and t hen Chi cago were i nvi t ed t o desi gnmaj or of f i ce bui l di ngs wort hy of t he ci t y' s grow ng pr osper i t y and opt i m sm i n t hi snew cent er of commerci al and f i nanci al act i vi ty. The f i r st of t hese was t he TurnerBui l di ng, desi gned i n 1883 by t he em nent Bost on f i r m of Peabody & St ear ns and bui l ti mmedi atel y nor t h of t he Chem cal Bui l di ng s i t e. I t was f ol l owed by maj or of f i cebui l di ngs by Shepl ey, Rutan & Cool i dge and Adl er & Sul l i van' s Wai nwr i ght Bui l di ng.The si xt een st ory Uni on Trust Bui l di ng, whi ch i n 1893 was t he gi ant of t he c i t y ,occupi ed t he cor ner si t e j ust east of t he Chem cal Bui l di ng' s s i t e . Cobb' s bui l di ngwoul d be t he l as t desi gned by pr om nent archi t ects fr om out si de t he ci t y unt i l af t erWor l d War I I .

Though now r egarded as one of t he gems of t he Cent r a l Busi ness Di st r i ct, a t t h et i me of i t s compl et i on i n 1896 ( Photo I I ) , t he Chem cal Bui l di ng was accor ded a l uk ewar m r ecept i on by t he anonymous St . L oui s cor r espondent f or The Br i ckbui l der who di dnot even ment i on ar chi t ect Henry I v es Cobb by name:

I t cont ai ns no speci al f eat ur es, ot her t han t hose f ound i n otherf i r s t - c l ass of f i ce bui l di ngs. I t i s sevent een st ori es hi gh, i nwhat Bar r Fer r ee i s pl eased t o c al l t he degenerate Chi cago styl e;i t s many angul ar bays and t he numer ous or namented hori zont al l i nessuggest , t o use a common expressi on, t hat t he ar chi t ect had f ound"a good t hi ng, " and was t empted t o "push i t al ong. " He has l e f t


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no qui et spot upon wni ' xh we" may r est t he eye, and, al t hough we maybe awed by i t s great hei ght we f i nd i t l acks t he i mpr essi ve si mpl i ci t y and i mposi ng grandeur of i t s l ess pr et ent i ous nei ghbor , t heUni on Trust Bui l di ng. . . . The ar chi t ect has gi ven us qui t e a surpri seby t he use of ver y vi vi d r ed br i ck and t err a- cot t a, qui t e out of t heor di nar y i n t hi s day of l i ght er c ol or s . - '

Henry I ves Cobb, FAI A, ( 1859- 1931) was bor n and educat ed t hrough hi gh schooli n Br ookl i ne, Massachuset t s. Af t er t r avel i n Eur ope he st udi ed engi neer i ng atM I . T. and the Lawr ence Sci ent i f i c School at Harvard, t hen ent ered t he ar chi t ect ur alf i r m of Peabody & St ear ns. I n 1882, he began wor k i n Chi cago wher e he f or med aseven- year part ner shi p wi t h Charl es S. Frost, cont i nui ng on hi s own i n Chi cago f r om1899 unt i l movi ng t o New Yor k i n 1902. Except f or t he 1884 Chi cago Oper a House,descri bed by Car l Condi t as "one of t he t r i umphs of t he ear l y per i od" of t he Chi cagoSchool because of i t s expanses of gl ass at t he f i r s t t wo stor i es, t he wor k of Cobb' si mmensel y successf ul pr acti ce shows much mor e i nt er est i n t he al l us i ve power ofhi stor i cal sty l es t han i n t he expr essi on of st ruct ur e and f unct i on whi ch preoccupi ed many Chi cago ar chi t ects of t he l at e ni neteent h cent ur y.

When Cobb' s onl y St . Loui s bui l di ng was compl et ed, t he f i rst ground f l oor t enant swer e t ai l or s and candy and t obacco shops. Li ppe' s Oyst er and Chop House occupi edt he basement . Nel son C. Chapman, weal t hy sci on of a l umber baron and a co- owner oft he bui l di ng, was one of t he f i r st t enant s. ( Henry I v es Cobb was l i st ed i n 1901 asone of t he seven owner s of t he bui l di ng, but i t i s not known i f he was one of t heor i gi nal i nvest or s. ) I nsur ance compani es and l aw f i r ms pr ovi ded t he bul k of t enant sal ong w t h sever al ar chi t ects i ncl udi ng J ohn Laur ence Maur an ( Shepl ey, Rut an &Cool i dge' s St . Loui s par t ner , and soon t o mar r y Chapman' s ni ece) on t he si xt eent hf l oor .

I n 1901, t he St . Loui s Bui l der announced t hat pl ans had been made t o r aze t heTur ner Bui l di ng and r epl ace i t w t h an annex t o t he Chem cal Bui l di ng. The passi ngof t he Turner Bui l di ng was mour ned by archi t ectural cr i t i c S. L. Sherer i n TheBr i ckbui l der i n 1903:

The f i r st of our modern f i r epr oof of f i ce bui l di ngs, i t s beauty hasnot saved i t f r om f al l i ng a vi ct i m t o t he i nexor abl e demand f or l i ght .I t i s unf ort unat e t hat so beaut i f ul and i nt erest i ng a st r uct ur e shoul ddi sappear f r om vi ew, f or t he educat i onal i nf l uence of such a monumenti s beyond comput at i on i n money.

The pr obl em of bl ockage of l i ght and ai r by t he new skyscapers was addr essed bya new bui l di ng code i n 1897 whi ch set 150 f eet as t he l i m t f or new const r uct i onal i m t al r eady exceeded by t he Chem cal and Uni on Trust Bui l di ngs. Earl y i n 1902dr aw ngs were pr epared f or an addi t i on by Maur an, Russel l & Gar den ( f ormed i n 1900by Maur an and Ernest J. Russel l and Edwar d G. Gar den of hi s Shepl ey, Rut an & Cool i dgestaf f ) . Or i gi nal l y pl anned as an ei ght story bui l di ng t o t ake up onl y hal f t hedepth of t he Turner l ot , a change was announced i n t he J ul y, 1902 Bui l der :


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UntedStatesDepartmentof theInteriorHeritageConservationandRecreation ServceNationalRegisterof Hstoric PlacesInventory NomnationFormCont i nuati on sheet Chem cal Bui l di ng, St . Loui s I t em number 8_______________

The i ncr eased capi t a 1 ! - and- t he gr ant i ng by t he Board of Appeal sof a per m t f or t he erect i on of a 16 st ory annex t o t he Chem calBui l di ng w l l i nsur e a magni f i cent addi t i on t o t he group ofof f i ce bui l di ngs w t hi n a st one' s t hr ow of t he Federal Bui l di ng. 5

A c . 1925 phot ogr aph pr ovi des a cl ose- up vi ew of t he cast i r on and te r ra cottaof t he f i r s t t hr ee st or i es w t h t he vi r t ual l y seam ess Maur an, Russel l & Gar denaddi t i on and t he bust l i ng st r eet l i f e of pr e- Depr essi on St . Loui s. ( Phot o #4)St . Loui s' di vers i f i ed econom c base hel ped i t weat her t he Gr eat Depr essi on bet t ert han many ci t i es but pr i vat e devel opment downtown ceased and di d not r esume unt i lt he 1960' s. That same decade saw t he demol i t i on of t went y downt own bui l di ngs; manywer e r epl aced by garages or sur f ace par ki ng l ot s . Even t he Ol d Post Of f i ce andt he Wai nwr i ght Bui l di ng nar r ow y escaped t he headache bal l .

The f i r st pr of essi onal ar chi t ectural sur vey of t he downt own, compl et ed i n 1975,i dent i f i ed many r emai ni ng bui l di ngs of out st andi ng meri t i ncl udi ng t he Chem calBui l di ng. I n 1976, i t was desi gnated an of f i ci al Ci ty Landmar k.

Of t he gr ound f l oor shops of t oday' s Chemcal Bui l di ng, onl y. t he c i gar , andt obacco shop at 723 Ol i ve retai ns t he character and ar oma of t he l at e ni neteent hcent ur y. Occupant s of t he shop si nce at l east 1900, Moss & Lowenhaupt ' s name i set ched i n t he gl ass of t he mezzani ne above t he shop, now conceal ed behi nd a neonsi gn of 1940, and appears al so on br onze panel s i n t he r ecessed ent r yway t o t he shopw t h i t s pr essed t i n cei l i ng and wood cabi nets. The shop al so boast s t he bui l di ng' sonl y r emai ni ng canvas wi ndow awni ng.

The 1896 cr i t i c of t he Chem cal Bui l di ng who f ound i t l acki ng i n " i mpr essi vesi mpl i ci t y" al so made a pronouncement about gr ay br i ck, used f or t he Uni on TrustBui l di ng:

There seens t o be no bet t er col or , especi al l y f or downt ownbui l di ngs, as i t gi ves t he appear ance of sol i di ty, and i t i s def aced l e ss by smoke and di r t t han any ot her col or . . . .

But t i me has been ki nder t o t h e Chem cal Bui l di ng t han t o t he Uni on Tr us t . TheChem cal ' s r ed bri ck and t e r r a cotta are s t i l l f r esh, and i t s vi gor ousl y ar t i cul at edf acades have been f ar l es s di m ni shed by st r eet l evel al t erati ons t han Al der &Sul l i van' s now gr i my gray skyscaper .FOOTNOTES

J Br i ckbui l der 6 ( Sept ember , 1896) : 177.One of a ser i es of ar t i cl es r epor t i ng on of f i ce oper at i ons of maj or Chi cago

ar chi t ects publ i shed i n t he May, 1898 I nl and Ar chi t ect descr i bed t he ef f i ci ent


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oper at i on of Cobb' s t wo- f l oor of f i ce and r eveal s t he t i ght cont r ol he mai nt ai nedover t he pr oduct s of hi s 100 t o 130 per son wor k f or ce. The general superi nt endent .. . "has super vi si on over al l superi nt endent s, not onl y i n Chi cago but i n ot her

. ci t i es. And al l wor k i n ot her ci t i es i s done by t he super i ntendent i n charge, al ldr aw ngs bei ng made i n Chi cago, and ever ythi ng i s done t hr ough t he Chi cago of f i ce. "( Unf or t unat el y f or hi stor i ans of hi s ar chi t ecture, Cobb order ed t he wor k of hi sChi cago of f i ce dest r oyed bef ore hi s depart ur e f rom New York. )

3 s t . Loui s Bui l der 8 ( Oct ober, 1901) .4Br i ckbui Tder 6 ( Sept ember , 1896) : 177.5 St . Loui s Bui l der 9 ( J ul y, 1902).6Br i ckbui l der 8 ( Sept ember , 1896) : 177.


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Verbal boundary description and justificationThe Chemcal Buldngis locatedin CtyBock181; begnnngatthenortheastcornerofOiveand N NnthStreetcontnue approxmatey125 feeteastaongthenorthsideofOive: thenceturnngnorthcontinue approxmatey115 aongthewest, sidpnf thpnnrth/List al states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundariesstate code county code

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11 FormPepaedBy e 1981> Landmarks Association o St. Lous, Inc.name-title jane H. Porter. Researcher and Carolyn Hewes Toft. Edtor________________organization Landmarks Association o St. Lous, Inc. date 13 September 1981_________street& number 706 ChestnutStreet,#1217__________teephone (314 4216474___________cityoftowi St. Lous,_____________________slateHO 63101______________12. SateHstoricPreservation Officer CertificationTheevaluatedsignficanceofthspropertywthnthestateis:

X national state __oca________As thedesignatedStateHstoricPreservationOfficerlortheNational Hstoric Preservation Actof1966(PublicLaw89-665), I herebynomnatethspropertyfor incusioninthe National Registerandcertifythat it has beenevaluatedaccordngto thecriteriaandprocedures setforthby\ . ; ! :> ' ;,- .- ""-,'^';-^-^' ;V" ' "v4 lI hereby certify that this property is included in theNational Register '" *ffJAS

Keeper ot theNationa Register v/: , ;.';;. - ff'f:: :.:' . ISSSSSS;:Attest: _____ ' >..: V ;"'- :^"V->:,; :' .&*A4 - .?;':'tf ;|lf||


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CHEM CAL BUI LDI NG, St . Loui s

UTM Ref erence Poi nt15/ 744435/ 4279110Gr ani t e Ci t y , I L / MO Quadr angl e1: 24, 000 Scal e

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CONTOUR INTERVAL 10 FEETDOTTED LINES REPRESENT 5-FOOT CONTOURSNATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929

THS MAP COMPLIES WITH NATIONAL MAP ACCURACY STANDARDSFOR SALE BY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. DENVER.COLORADO 80225. OR RESTON VIRGINA 22092

STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. URBANA. ILLINOIS 61801.AND BY THE DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND TECHNCAL INFORMATION

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ROLLA. MISSOURI 65401A FOLDER DESCRIBING TOPOGRAPHC MAPS AND SYMBOLS IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST


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CHEM CAL BUI LDI NG, St . Loui s, MO#1 of 4 Sout h and west el evat i onsPhot ographer : UnknownDat e: 1901Phot ocopy f rom St . Loui s Bui l der

( Oct ober , 1901)Negat i ve: Landmar ks Assocat i onof St . Loui s, I nc .

Camera f aci ng nor t heast .


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CMt.WICAL BULDNG ST. LOUISHenry Ives Cobb. Architect.


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CHEM CAL BUI LDI NG, St . Loui s, MO#2 of 4 Sout h and west el evat i onsPhot ogr apher: J i l l R. J ohnsonDat e: 1978Negat i ve: Landmar ks Associ at i on

of St . Loui s, I nc .Camer a f aci ng nort heast .


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CHEM CAL BUI LDI NG, St . Loui s, MO#3 of 4 Nor t h and east ( rear)

el evat i onsPhot ogr apher : J ane M Port erDat e: September , 1981Negat i ve: Landmarks Associ at i on

of St . Loui s, I nc .Camera f aci ng southwest .


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Documents

Chemical Building - National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form