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More_Automobile_Company_Building Latitude and Longitude:

38°38′07″N 90°13′05″W / 38.63528°N 90.21806°W / 38.63528; -90.21806 (More Automobile Company Building)
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More Automobile Company Building
More Automobile Company Building is located in Missouri
More Automobile Company Building
More Automobile Company Building is located in the United States
More Automobile Company Building
Location2801 Locust St., St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates 38°38′07″N 90°13′05″W / 38.63528°N 90.21806°W / 38.63528; -90.21806 (More Automobile Company Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1920
Architect Francis C. Cornet
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSAuto-Related Resources of St. Louis, Missouri MPS
NRHP reference  No. 08001130 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 2008

The More Automobile Company Building, at 2801 Locust St. in St. Louis, Missouri, was built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

It is a four-story (plus basement) flat-roofed building with a brick curtain wall and concrete framing. [2]

It was designed by architect Francis C. Cornet and includes elements of Classical Revival style (including in its symmetry of design and its limestone detailing). [2]

After a 2008 renovation, it has been known as the Oakland Building, and it hosts the NEO on Locust event space. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Karen Bode Baxter; Timothy P. Maloney; Mandy Ford (June 23, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: More Automobile Company Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 30, 2018. With [ map].
  3. ^ "Built St. Louis: Locust St". Retrieved August 2, 2018.