National Historic Landmark · St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site

Built 2018. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressMississippi River between Washington and Poplar Sts., St. Louis (Independent City), MO
Independent cityCity of St. Louis
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forArt, Engineering, Law, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asOld Courthouse; Old Cathedral; See Also:Gateway Arch
Reference number66000941
Built2018

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressMississippi River between Washington and Poplar Sts., St. Louis (Independent City), MO
Coordinates38.6246° N, 90.1850° W · Directions ↗
Also in St. Louis (Independent City)384 listed places in St. Louis (Independent City) → · walking tours →
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Local history books for City of St. Louis

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  • Lost St. Louis
    Valerie Battle Kienzle, 2017
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  • Gay and Lesbian St. Louis
    Steven Louis Brawley and St. Louis Lgbt History Project, 2016
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  • African American St. Louis
    John A Wright and John A. Wright Jr, 2016
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  • St. Louis in the Civil War
    Dawn Dupler, 2014
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  • St. Louis's the Hill
    Rio Vitale, 2014
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Missouri

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site built?

2018.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site?

Mississippi River between Washington and Poplar Sts., St. Louis (Independent City), City of St. Louis, Missouri.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site?

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 66000941. 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.