Gateway Arch
Built 1965 by Eero Saarinen. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Memorial Dr. between Poplar St. & Eads bridges, St. Louis (Independent City), MO |
| Independent city | City of St. Louis |
| Listed | May 28, 1987 |
| Listed for | Community planning, Engineering, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | See Also:Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Hist |
| Reference number | 87001423 |
| Built | 1965 · more from the 1960s |
| Architect | Eero Saarinen |
| Style | high-tech architecture |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Memorial Dr. between Poplar St. & Eads bridges, St. Louis (Independent City), MO |
| Coordinates | 38.6246° N, 90.1850° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in St. Louis (Independent City) | 384 listed places in St. Louis (Independent City) → · walking tours → |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Gateway Arch listed on the National Register?
May 28, 1987. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Gateway Arch built?
1965, designed by Eero Saarinen, in the high-tech architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Gateway Arch?
Memorial Dr. between Poplar St. & Eads bridges, St. Louis (Independent City), City of St. Louis, Missouri.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Gateway Arch?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 87001423. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.