Laclede Gas Building

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Laclede Gas Building
Laclede Gas Building.jpg
Laclede Gas Building, May 2018
General information
StatusComplete
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleInternational style
Location720 Olive
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38°37′42″N 90°11′32″W / 38.6282°N 90.1922°W / 38.6282; -90.1922Coordinates: 38°37′42″N 90°11′32″W / 38.6282°N 90.1922°W / 38.6282; -90.1922
Completed1967 - 1969
Owner
Height
Roof122 m (400 ft)
Technical details
Floor count31
Floor area434,912 sq ft (40,404.6 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectEmery Roth & Sons
References
[1][2][3]

The Laclede Gas Building is a 31-story, 122 m (400 ft) skyscraper located at 720 Olive Street in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri. It was designed by the Emery Roth & Sons architecture firm, and was built between 1967 and 1969 for the Laclede Gas Company, which had outgrown its 10-story building at 1017 Olive Street.[4] The Laclede Gas Company vacated the building in March 2015, after 45 years in the space. The building has since been converted to mixed-use, and presently consists of both office and residential spaces.[5]

Uniquely, all power for the building is generated in-house using natural gas burning generators, and therefore is not interconnected to the local electricity provider.

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References[]

  1. ^ Laclede Gas Building at Emporis
  2. ^ "Laclede Gas Building". SkyscraperPage.
  3. ^ Laclede Gas Building at Structurae
  4. ^ "St. Louis Historic Preservation". dynamic.stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  5. ^ Ihnen, Alex (2014-09-12). "Hayden Buys Laclede Gas Building, Renovation to Include 111 Apartments". NextSTL. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
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