The Security Building is an 11-story building in

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

, built in 1892 in what was then the city's downtown financial district. Designed by Boston architects

Peabody, Stearns & Furber Peabody & Stearns was a premier architect, architectural firm in the Eastern United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Based in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, the firm consisted of Robert Swain Peabody (1845–1917) and John ...

, the building is of granite on the bottom two floors, with pink limestone and brick above. The building is 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 artist ...

and designated an official landmark by the City of St. Louis. It was listed on the National Register in 2000. It was deemed notable due to its architecture and also as one of just eight surviving out of about 30 tall office buildings built in St. Louis in the late 1800s.

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National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis Neoclassical architecture in Missouri Buildings and structures completed in 1892 Downtown St. Louis 1892 establishments in Missouri Tourist attractions in St. Louis Peabody and Stearns buildings {{StLouisMO-NRHP-stub