by jfawcett | Feb 18, 2014
Dimensions: 10′ x 3′ x 2′ Year Completed: 1939 Material: Marble Owner: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
by jfawcett | Feb 18, 2014
The Compton Hill Water Tower, the newest of the City’s three towers, is located at Grand and Russell Boulevards in South St. Louis. The tower, built on the 36 acre Reservoir Park, was completed in 1898 after a design by Harvey Ellis at a cost of $48,000. The...
by jfawcett | Feb 18, 2014
In Where the Rivers Meet, bronze strips represent the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. At the foot of the wall is a statue of Pierre De Smet, S.J., the great missionary of the upper Mississippi and Missouri River basins. His record of devoted and energetic service to...
by jfawcett | Feb 17, 2014
Dimensions: 5′ x 3′ Year Completed: 1999 Material: Porcelain floor tiles Owner: Arts in Transit
by jfawcett | Feb 17, 2014
Described as “the only perfect Corinthian column of its size in the world,” the Grand “Old White” Water Tower on 20th Street and Grand Avenue was built during the waterworks expansion led by Thomas Whitman (brother of poet Walt Whitman)...
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