St. Louis Place Neighborhood Gallery

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Homes in St Louis Place

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Homes in St Louis Place

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Homes in St Louis Place

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St. Louis Place Park

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On the 1800 block of Cass Avenue stands this estate. The original building was designed in 1858 and uses cast iron extensively for its massive front porch and window trim. In 1885 the building was sold to the Sisters of St. Joseph, who added a non-descript addition to the rear of the main house in 1887, followed by the chapel building in 1896. In 1949 it passed to the Vincentian Foreign Mission Society, entering a long period of use by various social service organizations. As recently as 2000 it was a homeless shelter run by the Berean Society

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Griot Museum of Black History

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Former Columbia Brewery

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A church was built at Hogan and North Market Streets in 1857 and schools were erected in 1859 and 1865. The present church as completed in 1889 and featured a 265 foot stone lace-work steeple similar to that of Freiburg Cathedral in Germany. This was removed in 1966. The present school was built in 1886 and the rectory in 1890. The church is notable for its imported altar and stained glass windows.

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St. Louis Place church

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