historic properties

Historic Properties

African-American Properties in St. Louis • Listed in the National Register of Historical Places

Here are most of them: (more information to come)

State Historic Site

1. Scott Joplin House 2658 Delmar, St. Louis, MO - (314) 340-5790
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/76002235.pdf

Individual Properties

1. Block Unit 1
Lewis Place 1100 N. Taylor at Lewis Place St. Louis, MO 63113
Contact: Pamela Talley, President, Lewis Place Historical Preservation, Inc. - (314) 535-1354
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/80004509.pdf

2. The Castle Ballroom - http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/11000024.pdf

3. Central High School 3616 Garrison Ave., St. Louis, MO

4. Chuck Berry House 3137 Whittier Street, St. Louis, MO 63115 Contact Laura
Costello, Director, LRA- Land Reutilization Authority (314) 622-3400
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/08001179.pdf

5. Eugene Field House
(This is not really celebrated as a site that is important to black history, but considering it was the home of attorney Roswell Field (Eugene’s father) during the time period when he was one of Dred Scott’s lawyers, it deserves to be interpreted as playing a role in the case).

6. Quinn Chapel AME Church - http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/74002277.pdf

7. Shelley House - http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/88000437.pdf

8. Vashon Community Center 3145 Market Street, St. Louis, MO (314) 652-8805
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/05000882.pdf

Demolished
1. Negro Masonic Hall 3615-59 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, MO

Districts

1. Wagoner Place (Dick Gregory) Historic District St. Louis, MO

2. Mt. Cabanne/Raymond Place Historic District St. Louis, MO

3. The Ville Historic District – National Register listed properties in the Ville

Antioch Baptist Church

Charles Turner Open Air School

Cote Brilliante Avenue in the Ville Historic District

Dr. Herman S. Dreer House 4335 Cote Brilliante

Marshall School – vacant – Board of Education owns

Marshall School in the Ville Historic District

Homer G. Phillips Hospital

Homer G. Phillips House 4524 Cottage

St. Ferdinand Avenue in the Ville Historic District

St. Louis Colored Orphans Home

Simmons Colored School

Stowe Teachers College

Tandy Community Center 4206 Kennerly (314) 652-5131

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