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Historic Resources

Our Historic Resources offer insights into St. Louis's architectural heritage—from guides like Anatomy of a Historic House to preservation tools and links that connect you with local and national efforts to safeguard our built environment.

Anatomy of a Historic House

Preservation Links

J. Hal. Lynch (1860-1953)

Written by Carolyn Hewes Toft, former Executive Director James Hallowell Lynch was a St. Louis architect who practiced as J. […]

John Lawrence Mauran, FAIA (1866-1933)

Written by Carolyn Hewes Toft, former Executive Director Born in Providence, Rhode Island, John Lawrence Mauran entered Massachusetts Institute of

Charles K. Ramsey, AIA (1845-1913)

Written by Carolyn Hewes Toft, former Executive Director The son of a successful St. Louis builder, Charles Kirkpatrick Ramsey studied

Louis Clemens Spiering (1874-1912)

Written by Carolyn Hewes Toft, former Executive Director Louis Clemens Spiering was born into a cultivated German-American family in St.

Thomas Waryng Walsh (1826-1890)

Written by Carolyn Hewes Toft, former Executive Director Thomas Waryng Walsh was born in Kilkenny, Ireland on July 15, 1826.

John Ludwig Wees, FAIA (1861-1942)

Written by Carolyn Hewes Toft, former Executive Director Born in Alsace-Lorraine in 1861 and educated in Heidelberg, Germany, John Ludwig

Thomas Crane Young, FAIA (1858-1934)

Written by Carolyn Hewes Toft, former Executive Director Born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1858, Thomas Crane Young moved with his

H. May Steinmesch (1893-1979)

Written by Carolyn Hewes Toft, former Executive Director At the turn of the twentieth century, higher education allowed women access

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