The Shell Building is an office building in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Located at the corner of Locust Street and 13th Street, known as Shell Corner,[3] the 13-story, 48.16 m (158.0 ft), building was the original home of the Shell Oil Company in the United States. The building has a rounded footprint, following the curve of Locust onto North 13th Street.
| Shell Building | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 1221 Locust Street St. Louis, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°37′50″N 90°11′46″W / 38.630494°N 90.196063°W |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 48.16 m (158.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 13 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Jamieson and Spearl |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  MetroBus |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
After sitting vacant for ten years, it was converted to a dual-branded Hilton hotels property in 2022, housing the Home2 Suites By Hilton St. Louis Downtown and the Tru By Hilton St. Louis Downtown.[4]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
References
edit- ^ "Emporis building ID 127160". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Jamieson & Spearl | Companies". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Shell Corner, St Louis, MO". 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Tru by Hilton St. Louis Downtown". Hilton. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
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