Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, South

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Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, South
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Location55 Plaza Sq., St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates 38°37′48″N90°12′12″W / 38.63000°N 90.20333°W / 38.63000; -90.20333 Coordinates: 38°37′48″N90°12′12″W / 38.63000°N 90.20333°W / 38.63000; -90.20333
Arealess than one acre
Built1869, 1924
Architect Dixon, Thomas; Legg, Jerome B.; Mauran, Russell & Crowell
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 96001596 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 16, 1997

The Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, South in St. Louis, Missouri is a Gothic Revival church that was built in 1869. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

The building is a two-story limestone church linked with a three-story office/service building. It was designed by Baltimore architect Thomas Dixon and its construction was supervised by local architect Jerome B. Legg. A three-story brick and stone addition to the west was added in 1924, designed by St. Louis architects Mauran, Russell & Crowell. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mary M. Stiritz (October 4, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, South / Centenary United Methodist Church" (PDF). State of Missouri. Retrieved March 20, 2017. With 10 photos from 1996.