United States Custom House and Post Office | |
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| Location | 815 Olive St. St. Louis, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°37′44″N 90°11′34″W / 38.62889°N 90.19278°W |
| Built | 1873-1884 |
| Architect | Alfred Bult Mullett |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 68000053 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 22, 1968[1] |
| Designated NHL | December 30, 1970[2] |
The U.S. Custom House and Post Office is a court house at 815 Olive Street in downtown St. Louis.
It was designed by architects Alfred B. Mullett, William Appleton Potter, and James G. Hill,[3] and was constructed between 1873 and 1884.[2] Located at the intersection of Eighth and Olive Streets, it is one of four surviving Federal office buildings designed by Mullett. The others are the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, a part of the White House complex in Washington, D.C., the Century Post Office in Raleigh, North Carolina,[4] and the U.S. Custom House in Portland, Maine.
It is built in the Second Empire architectural style that was popular in the post American Civil War era.[2] Mullett's other Second Empire buildings in Boston, Cincinnati, New York City, and Philadelphia have been demolished.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "United States Customhouse And Post Office (St. Louis)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
- ^ St. Louis, Missouri, 1884, Federal Judicial Center
- ^ "The St. Louis Old Post Office and Custom House", Your Missouri Courts
- ^ Snell, Charles W. (February 17, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Old Post Office". National Park WService. Retrieved April 27, 2009.