George W. Hellmuth

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George William Hellmuth (1870-1955)^[1] was an American architect based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Hellmuth educated at the Missouri School of Mines and worked in a practice with Louis Spiering. He also worked with his brother Harry at the firm Hellmuth and Hellmuth Architects.^[2] His son, George F. Hellmuth was also a noted architect.^[3]

Works

A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Albert Bond Lambert House (1902–03), St. Louis, Missouri
Sanitol Building (1906), 4252-4264 Laclede Ave., St. Louis, Missouri, NRHP-listed^[4]
R.E.M. Bain House (1909)^[1]
International Fur Exchange Building (1919–20), 2-14 S. Fourth St., St. Louis, Missouri, NRHP-listed^[4]^[1]
Steelcote Manufacturing Company Paint Factory (1922–29), 801 Edwin, St. Louis, Missouri (Hellmuth & Hellmuth), NRHP-listed^[2]

Works involving George W. Hellmuth in the Waterman Place-Kingsbury Place-Washington Terrace Historic District, in St. Louis, are:

71 Waterman Place (1900), Colonial Revival two-story light brown brick house, designed by G.W. Hellmuth^[5]
21 Waterman Place (1901), three-story Colonial Revival light brown brick house designed by G.W. Hellmuth^[5]
14 Waterman Place (1904), a two-story brown brick Colonial Revival house designed by G. W. Hellmuth^[5]
15 Kingsbury Place (1906), three-story Beaux Arts house designed by G.W. Hellmuth^[5]
39 Kingsbury Place (1909), three-story Colonial Revival house designed by Hellmuth & Spiering^[5]
48 Washington Terrace (1909), Tudor Revival designed by Hellmuth & Spieringv^[5]
the one contributing site: a terraced/sunken garden at 14 Waterman Place (1909) which was created by Hellmuth & Spearing.^[5]
94 Waterman Place (1911), a two-story red brick Colonial Revival house designed by Hellmuth & Hellmuth.^[5]
20 Kingsbury Place (1911), Italian Renaissance, designed by Hellmuth & Hellmuth^[5]
6 Kingsbury Place (1912), three-story Italian Renaissance house designed by Hellmuth & Hellmuth^[5]
33 Waterman Place (1913), Colonial Revival red brick house with a slate roof, designed by Hellmuth & Hellmuth^[5]
63 Kingsbury Place (1915), three-story Colonial Revival house designed by Hellmuth & Hellmuth^[5]
5564 Bartmer Ave (1904), Three-story brick Federal house designed by G.W. Hellmuth commissioned by Julia B. Hellmuth (mother)

Also possibly designed by G.W. Hellmuth is:

57 Waterman Place (1902), three-story brown brick house "very similar to Hellmuth's 21 Waterman Place from the previous year"^[5]

References

1 2 3 "George W. Hellmuth". stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
1 2 Timothv P. Maloney; Karen Bode Baxter (March 27, 2007). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Steelcote Manufacturing Company Paint Factory (PDF) (Report). State of Missouri. Retrieved January 16, 2020. Includes architectural plans, historic photos, and 17 photos from 2005.
↑ "George Francis Hellmuth (Architect)". washington.edu. Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lynn Josse (February 17, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Waterman Place-Kingsbury Place-Washington Terrace Historic District / Waterman Avenue; Kingsbury Terrace" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 18, 2020. With 26 photos from 2006

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[bio-1] 1 2 3 "George W. Hellmuth". stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[scpf-2] 1 2 Timothv P. Maloney; Karen Bode Baxter (March 27, 2007). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Steelcote Manufacturing Company Paint Factory (PDF) (Report). State of Missouri. Retrieved January 16, 2020. Includes architectural plans, historic photos, and 17 photos from 2005.

[pcad-3] "George Francis Hellmuth (Architect)". washington.edu. Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

[nris-4] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[wphd-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Lynn Josse (February 17, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Waterman Place-Kingsbury Place-Washington Terrace Historic District / Waterman Avenue; Kingsbury Terrace" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 18, 2020. With 26 photos from 2006

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