More Automobile Company Building

More Automobile Company Building
Location 2801 Locust St., St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates 38°38′07″N 90°13′05″W / 38.63528°N 90.21806°W / 38.63528; -90.21806 (More Automobile Company Building)Coordinates: 38°38′07″N 90°13′05″W / 38.63528°N 90.21806°W / 38.63528; -90.21806 (More Automobile Company Building)
Area less than one acre
Built 1920
Architect Francis C. Cornet
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Auto-Related Resources of St. Louis, Missouri MPS
NRHP reference # 08001130[1]
Added to NRHP December 3, 2008

The More Automobile Company Building, at 2801 Locust St. in St. Louis, Missouri, was built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

It is a four-story (plus basement) flat-roofed building with a brick curtain wall and concrete framing.[2]

It was designed by architect Francis C. Cornet and includes elements of Classical Revival style (including in its symmetry of design and its limestone detailing).[2]

After a 2008 renovation, it has been known as the Oakland Building, and it hosts the NEO on Locust event space.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Karen Bode Baxter; Timothy P. Maloney; Mandy Ford (June 23, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: More Automobile Company Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 30, 2018. With [ map].
  3. ↑ "Built St. Louis: Locust St". Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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