Name: St. Augustine´s Roman Catholic Church, Former Address: 3114 Lismore Year: 1896 Architectural Firm/Architect: Louis Wessbecher Standard Architectural Styles: Gothic Revival Religious Group: Catholic Ethnic Group: German Front facade: Brick, common bond Property Type Codes: Church Alterations: Rectory designed by Henry Hess of St. Louis in 1928. Designation: City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, Ward: 5 Neighborhood: 60 History: Constructed for a German immigrant congregation, this hall church replicates medieval German church forms. The building´s stained glass windows are by the Emil Frei Art Glass Company. The church was purchased in 1982 by the Christ Baptist congregation. [p. 110] It is now vacant. "Christ Baptist Church (originally St. Augustine´s Roman Catholic Church) is an 1896 Gothic Revival brick church adjoining a 1928 Tudor Goethic brick rectory. The buildings are located on the corner of Hebert and Lismore Streets on St. Louis´ north side. The structures survive with only minor alterations." [From the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places as prepared by Mary M. Stiritz, research director, Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc. July, 1986.] |
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