Robert E. Lee Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, also known as Auditorium Hotel, Evangeline Home, or Railton Residence, is a Romanesque style building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
Robert E. Lee Hotel | |
.jpg) Building in 2013 | |
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| Location | 205 N. 18th St., St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°37′51″N 90°12′22″W / 38.6309°N 90.2060°W |
| Built | 1927-28 |
| Architect | Alonzo H. Gentry |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000021[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 7, 2007 |
It was designed in 1927 by architect Alonzo H. Gentry and was built during 1927–28. It is a 14-story building with a cast concrete structural framework and red brick walls.[2]
It was originally opened as the Robert E. Hotel. Purchased by the Salvation Army in 1939 for $1.[3]
Later, as Evangeline Booth Home, it provided housing for wives separated from their husbands in active duty in the military during World War II.[3]
Named the "Railton Residence" in the 1970s and provided low-income housing.[3]
Closed in 2008 for renovations.[3]
Its renovation was completed in 2010 and since then it has served as a Salvation Army residence.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Michael Allen (May 10, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Robert E. Lee Hotel / Auditorium Hotel; Evangeline Home; Railton Residence" (PDF). State of Missouri. Retrieved March 20, 2017. With diagrams and seven photos from c.2006.
- ^ a b c d e "History of the Railton". Retrieved March 20, 2017.
