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  2. List of tallest buildings in St. Louis - Wikipedia

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    The history of skyscrapers in St. Louis began with the 1850s construction of Barnum's City Hotel, a six-story building designed by architect George I. Barnett. [3] Until the 1890s, no building in St. Louis rose over eight stories, but construction in the city rose during that decade owing to the development of elevators and the use of steel frames. [4]

  3. List of tallest buildings in Missouri - Wikipedia

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    The tallest structures in the U.S. state of Missouri include a 2,000-foot (610 m) broadcasting tower, an 800-foot (240 m) chimney, a 630-foot (190 m) monument, and a 624-foot (190 m) office building. The tallest accessible structure in Missouri, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis One Kansas City Place, 624 ft / 190.1m, tallest building in Missouri

  4. Compton Heights, St. Louis - Wikipedia

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    Compton Heights is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bordered by Interstate 44 to the north, Nebraska Avenue to the east, Shenandoah Avenue to the south, and Grand Boulevard to the west. Compton Hill Reservoir Park, home to the landmark Compton Water Tower, lies within the neighborhood.

  5. National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis ...

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    This is a list of properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places within the city limits of St. Louis, Missouri, north of Interstate 64 and west of Downtown St. Louis. For listings in Downtown St. Louis, see National Register of Historic Places listings in Downtown and Downtown West St. Louis.

  6. Compton Hill Reservoir Park - Wikipedia

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    Compton Hill Reservoir Park is a 36-acre (15 ha) public park located in the Compton Heights neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, USA.Located on one of the highest elevations within the city, the park surrounds a 28-million-US-gallon (110,000 m 3) reservoir used to provide water for many of the city's residents.

  7. Architecture of St. Louis - Wikipedia

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    A prime example of St. Louis Colonial Revival is located at 47 Portland Place. Much of St. Louis' working-class housing in the 1920s and 1930s were bungalows, which appear throughout south St. Louis. At the same time, the central corridor extending west from downtown saw an increase in low-rise and high-rise apartment buildings.

  8. Southwestern Bell Building - Wikipedia

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    The Southwestern Bell Building is a 28-story, 121.0 m (397.0 ft) skyscraper constructed to be the headquarters of Southwestern Bell Telephone in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. At the time of its construction it was Missouri's tallest building. The building, which was one of the first in St. Louis to use setbacks, has 17 individual roofs. [5]

  9. List of landmarks of St. Louis - Wikipedia

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    View of the Eads Bridge under construction in 1870, listed as a St. Louis Landmark and National Historic Landmark St. Louis Landmark is a designation of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis for historic buildings and other sites in St. Louis, Missouri. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, such as whether the site is a cultural resource, near a cultural ...