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Holy Corners Historic District
Holy Corners Historic District, so named because of its concentration of early 20th-century churches, temples and other large buildings of public assembly, is located on both sides of North Kingshighway Boulevard between and including Westminster Place and Washington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. On December 29, 1975, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Contributing properties Contributing properties in the district include: * St. John's Methodist Church (St. Louis, Missouri), St. John's Methodist Church, 5000 Washington Boulevard (1902); * First Church of Christ, Scientist (St. Louis, Missouri), First Church of Christ, Scientist, 475 North Kingshighway Boulevard, corner of Westminster Place (1904); * Racquet Club (St. Louis, Missouri), Racquet Club, 476 North Kingshighway Boulevard (1906); * Second Baptist Church (St. Louis, Missouri), Second Baptist Church, 520 North Kingshighway Boulevard (1907); * Temple Israel (St. Louis, Missouri), Temple Isr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing resources within historic districts. For most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Its goals are to help property owners and inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
