Robert E. Lee Hotel (St. Louis, Missouri)

	Robert E. Lee Hotel
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Building in 2013
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Location	205 N. 18th St., St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates	38°37′51″N 90°12′22″W / 38.6309°N 90.2060°WCoordinates: 38°37′51″N 90°12′22″W / 38.6309°N 90.2060°W
Built	1927-28
Architect
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	07000021
Added to NRHP	February 7, 2007

The Robert E. Lee Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, also known as Auditorium Hotel, Evangeline Home, or Railton Residence, is a Romanesque style building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1]

It was designed in 1927 by architect and was built during 1927–28. It is a 14-story building with a cast concrete structural framework and red brick walls.^[2]

It was originally opened as the Robert E. Hotel. Purchased by the Salvation Army in 1939 for $1.^[3]

Later, as Evangeline Booth Home, it provided housing for wives separated from their husbands in active duty in the military during World War II.^[3]

Named the "Railton Residence" in the 1970s and provided low-income housing.^[3]

Closed in 2008 for renovations.^[3]

Its renovation was completed in 2010 and since then it has served as a Salvation Army residence.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Michael Allen (May 10, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Robert E. Lee Hotel / Auditorium Hotel; Evangeline Home; Railton Residence" (PDF). State of Missouri. Retrieved March 20, 2017. With diagrams and seven photos from c.2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "History of the Railton". Retrieved March 20, 2017.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] Michael Allen (May 10, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Robert E. Lee Hotel / Auditorium Hotel; Evangeline Home; Railton Residence" (PDF). State of Missouri. Retrieved March 20, 2017. With diagrams and seven photos from c.2006.

[how-3] "History of the Railton". Retrieved March 20, 2017.

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