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Waterman Place--Kingsbury Place--Washington Terrace Historic District | |
Location | Bounded by Union Blvd., alley S of Waterman Place, Belt Ave., alley S of Kingsbury Place, Clara Ave., alley line bet, St. Louis, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 38°39′05″N90°16′26″W / 38.65139°N 90.27389°W |
Area | 66.7 acres (27.0 ha) |
Architect | Julius Pitzman; Harvey Ellis; George R. Mann; Barnett, Haynes & Barnett; George W. Hellmuth |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 07000549 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 12, 2007 |
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