Saint Louis University Museum of Art
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| Saint Louis University Museum of Art | |
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| Location | Central West End, St. Louis Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°38′19.19″N 90°14′2.82″W / 38.6386639°N 90.2341167°WCoordinates: 38°38′19.19″N 90°14′2.82″W / 38.6386639°N 90.2341167°W |
| Built | 1899 |
| Built for | St. Louis Club |
St. Louis Landmark | |
| Type | Structure |
| Reference no. | 21 |
  Location of Saint Louis University Museum of Art in Missouri | |
The Saint Louis University Museum of Art is the formal art museum for Saint Louis University. It is located at 3663 Lindell Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri and is also known as O'Donnell Hall.
History[]
Designed in the Beaux-Arts architectural style and completed in 1900, the four story building originally hosted the St. Louis Club. The principal architect of the building was Arthur Dillon of the New York firm Friedlander and Dillon.[1]
While hosting the St. Louis Club, the building became the location of many historical moments. Much of the planning for the 1904 World's Fair was carried out on site. The building was visited by U.S. Presidents Cleveland, McKinley, Taft, Roosevelt, Wilson, and Harding.[1]
After a fire in 1925, the F. W. Woolworth Company bought the building and converted it into offices which served as the regional headquarters for the company.[2] Saint Louis University purchased the building in 1992 and used it for classrooms until it converted the structure to a museum in 1998. It is a designated historic landmark by the city of St. Louis.[1]
See also[]
- Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, another art museum in the neighborhood
- Delaware History Museum, another museum in a converted Woolworth's building
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "About SLUMA". St Louis University. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Lossos, David A. (November 9, 2005). St. Louis (Then & Now). Arcadia Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 978-1439632772.
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