St. Liborius Church and Buildings

	St. Liborius Church and Buildings
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	St. Louis Landmark
	St. Liborius Church in 2012
Location	1835 N. 18th St.; St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates	38°38′48″N90°11′59″W / 38.64667°N 90.19972°W
Built	1889 (church); 1890 (rectory); 1905 (convent)
Architect	William Shickel
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	79003637
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 11, 1979
Designated STLL	1975

Last updated December 06, 2023

St. Liborius Church and Buildings is centered on the former Catholic parish of St. Liborius in the St. Louis Place neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The historic district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and it is listed as a City Landmark in St. Louis.

History

St. Liborius was established as a German national parish in 1856.^[2]

The church building is a large Gothic Revival structure covered in red brick. It was designed by New York City architect William Shickel.^[3] At one time the central bell tower featured a stone tracery spire. It was removed in the 1960s.^[4]

The church was completed in 1889. The rectory was built the following year and the convent was built in 1905. The School Sisters of Notre Dame taught in the parish school from 1859 to 1969. The parish buildings were declared a City Landmark in 1975 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]^[3] A decrease in the number of Catholics in the area led to a merger with neighboring parishes. It merged with Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Holy Name, and Holy Trinity. The church was closed in 1992 and many of the church's decorative furnishings were sold at an auction in 1993.The property was purchased by Hogan Street Partners LLC.^{[ citation needed ]}

The church has been renovated into a private skate park, named "Sk8 Liborius."^[5] In 2016, it was visited by RasTerms and Depoe.^{[ citation needed ]} In late 2016, it was featured on an episode of VICELAND's Abandoned.^[6]

The church building, rectory and skate park inside were destroyed by a fire on June 29, 2023.^[7]^[8] A community effort is underway to rebuild the space.^[9]

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References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "St. Liborius". Archdiocese of St. Louis. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
1 2 "St. Liborius Parish Complex - City Landmark #77". City of St. Louis. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
↑ "St. Liborius Church". Built St. Louis. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
↑ "Sk8 Liborius (@sk8liborius) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
↑ "St. Louis Schools". Viceland. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
↑ "Leaders of Sk8 Liborius plan next steps after a devastating fire at the St. Louis skate park". STLPR. July 3, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
↑ "'Devastated': 150-year-old St. Louis cathedral-turned-skate park destroyed in fire". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
↑ Mast, Haley (December 4, 2023). "Hope Spreads for the St. Louis Skate Community as They Look To Rebuild SK8 Liborius". TransWorld SKATEboarding Magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[liborius-2] "St. Liborius". Archdiocese of St. Louis. Retrieved October 10, 2014.

[stlouis-3] 1 2 "St. Liborius Parish Complex - City Landmark #77". City of St. Louis. Retrieved October 10, 2014.

[built-4] "St. Liborius Church". Built St. Louis. Retrieved October 10, 2014.

[5] "Sk8 Liborius (@sk8liborius) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

[6] "St. Louis Schools". Viceland. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

[7] "Leaders of Sk8 Liborius plan next steps after a devastating fire at the St. Louis skate park". STLPR. July 3, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

[8] "'Devastated': 150-year-old St. Louis cathedral-turned-skate park destroyed in fire". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

[9] Mast, Haley (December 4, 2023). "Hope Spreads for the St. Louis Skate Community as They Look To Rebuild SK8 Liborius". TransWorld SKATEboarding Magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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