Missouri Preservation, formerly the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation, announced its 2006 Most Endangered Historic Places list at a press conference in Fulton last Saturday.
Among the thirteen places are the storm-damaged Nord St. Louis Turnverein and the Mullanphy Emigrant Home on the near north side of St. Louis. Another St. Louis-area building made the list: the Mark Sappington House in Crestwood, built in 1840 and threatened with demolition for a strip mall.
The list may draw greater attention statewide to the plight of these buildings. Across the state, St. Louis has a strong reputation as a leader in historic rehabilitation efforts, so people may take our forward movement for granted. The truth is that the city's north side continues to lose buildings at an alarming rate with no end in sight. Hopefully the inclusion of the near north side buildings will show people that great architecture requires political and economic maintenance, even (especially?) in a city on the rebound from decline.
Thanks go to Karen Bode Baxter for nominating the Turnverein and the Emigrant Home at the last minute.
Friday, May 26, 2006
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Joyous! The two are getting statewide publicity for being in dire need of being saved. Why isn't the Clemens home on the statewide urgent list?
I took a friend touring of ONSL, Crown Candy, and on our way south on Florissant we were shocked to see the Emigrant home in real life and not just pictures. My, how this needs to be a rallying point and the rest of the northside needs far greater attention.
The Clemens House was on this list a few years ago. Missouri Preservation tries to change the list around each year to highlight different buildings.
I think I've probably see the Mark Sappington House. What's the address of that one?
I did a report on the THOMAS Sappington House and its restoration to its Federal Style grandeur, back in third grade or so.
Turnverein. Engulfed by fire, July 4, 2006.
PE
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