Holy Corners Historic District

Historic district in Missouri, United States

United States historic place


Holy Corners Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
St. Louis Landmark

Holy Corners Historic District as seen from Washington Avenue, July 2011
38°38′59″N 90°15′49″W / 38.64972°N 90.26361°W / 38.64972; -90.26361
Area	9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1902
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	75002138^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 29, 1975

Holy Corners Historic District, so named because of its concentration of early 20th-century churches, temples and other large buildings of public assembly, is located on both sides of North Kingshighway Boulevard between and including Westminster Place and Washington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. On December 29, 1975, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]^[2]

Contributing properties

Contributing properties in the district include:^[2]

St. John's Methodist Church, 5000 Washington Boulevard (1902);
First Church of Christ, Scientist, 475 North Kingshighway Boulevard, corner of Westminster Place (1904);
Racquet Club, 476 North Kingshighway Boulevard (1906);
Second Baptist Church, 520 North Kingshighway Boulevard (1907);
Temple Israel, 5001 Washington Boulevard (1908); and
Tuscan Masonic Temple, 5015 Westminster Place (1908).

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b St. Louis City Information Network listings for Holy Corners Historic District