A Second Empire courthouse at 815 Olive Street, built between 1873 and 1884 to designs by Alfred B. Mullett with William Appleton Potter and James G. Hill.
At a glance
This courthouse stands at the intersection of Eighth and Olive Streets in downtown St. Louis. It is one of four surviving Federal office buildings designed by Alfred B. Mullett.
History
Construction ran from 1873 to 1884. The Second Empire style was popular in the United States after the Civil War.
Mullett designed other Second Empire buildings in Boston, Cincinnati, New York, and Philadelphia. Those have been demolished.
What you see
The building is a work of Second Empire architecture. Its form follows the style that spread across the country in the post-Civil War decades.
Cultural significance
This is a survivor. The other three remaining Mullett Federal buildings are the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., the Century Post Office in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the U.S. Custom House in Portland, Maine.
Key facts
- Country: United States
- City: St. Louis, Missouri
- Coordinates: 38.6289, -90.1928
Practical information & getting there
The building is at 815 Olive Street, at the corner of Eighth and Olive Streets in downtown St. Louis.
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