The Locust Street Automotive District in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

is a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

which was listed on the

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 v ...

in 2005 and expanded twice, in 2008 and 2016. The original area included 26

contributing buildings In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...

on , at 2914-3124 Locust and 3043 Olive. With 17 photos from 2005. The first increase extended the district to the west, adding nine contributing buildings on at 3133-3207 and 3150-3202 Locust St. With six photos from 2007. The second increase extended the district to the east, adding 2722-2900 Locust St. and 2727-2801 Locust St. With 11 photos from 2015. The district includes works by

Preston J. Bradshaw Preston J. Bradshaw (1884–1952) was one of the most eminent architects of St. Louis, Missouri, during the 1920s. Among his numerous commissions as an architect, he is best known for designing hotels and automobile dealerships in the region. Li ...

and by Albert B. Groves.

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National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis Moderne architecture in the United States Buildings a nd structures completed in 1911 Renaissance Revival architecture in Missouri Beaux-Arts architecture in Missouri {{StLouisMO-NRHP-stub

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