1931), #13 Marshall School - the Ville Neighborhood. This one, paired with Turner Middle School would bring a tremendous amount of investment to a block that is among my favorite in all of St. Louis, so its #1 for the momentum potential. See the Develop St. Louis site for program instructions and forms: https://www.developstlouis.org/lra. 1940). Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. It is just a couple properties north of the gorgeous homes and Fountain Park with its MLK statue and handsome fountain. That is the only reason its low on the list. Concept will buy the building for almost $1.2 million, he said. The St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) had a surplus of schools following the closures. Photo Source - Missouri Historical Society (ca. 314-561-8646 Of the 20 abandoned buildings surveyed, 15 were owned by an individual or LLC outside of the City of St. Louis, with six of the owners outside the metropolitan region. Please allow a charter school to use this building. -Mark Shahid, We would love to see better use of the buildings in our neighborhood. Also under contract is the old Central High School the dilapidated building at 3616 North Garrison Avenue that has become the target of vandals and looters over the years but now may become a multifamily development. In 1901, Ittner designed a third story for the original 1898 construction, and, in 1911, he added a second cruciform-plan addition to the west of the original building. SLU: Will it be a good next 15 years or not? There are two places in North City that stand out to me as nearly perfect from an urban design and architecture standpoint. 6:30 PM The Board of Education of the City of St. Louis is listing its headquarters building for sale. Most of the For Sale signs are knocked over or vandalized or missing altogether. Most of these buildings are structurally sound, but in need of varying degrees of investment. 801 N. 11th Street | St. Louis, MO 63101. Stltoday.com now charging a monthly fee - what next? Grocery Stores and Supermarkets - Uncertain Future for the Most Essential Service? Lindbergh Schools School District Real Estate & Homes For Sale Add Location Hide Map Order By Just Listed 1/21 10141 Sakura Dr Saint Louis, MO 63128 $175,000 Condo Active MLS # 23009059 Updated 7 hours ago 3 Beds 2 Total Baths 1,400 Sq. As a result, the old Scruggs Elementary, 4611 South Grand Boulevard, has been sold to an organization with plans to use it as an Asian cultural center and Buddhist temple, Newton said. Sign up to know what's going on in your neighborhood. This 1918 beauty was named for Samuel Cupples, per a DNR application, built for $234,124. 25 Saint Katherine Academy*. There is a bunch of well researched info available in the US Department of the Interior National Park Service registration forms to get buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. It was originally occupied by Stowe Teachers College, a college for black educators. It is part of the new photo exhibit, "Empty Halls, Silent Classrooms," which will open in Brentwood August 11. Year Constructed: 1915 Gross SF: 235,285 Acreage: 10.6 Year Closed: 2006 List Price: $2,352,850 Status: AVAILABLE This property features a large, historic building with approximately half of the acreage undeveloped -- an incredible opportunity for a mixed-use redevelopment along Grand Avenue. Ft. Open in Google Maps 411 North Loudoun Street, Winchester, VA 22601 Visit Website Lindenwood Lofts St. Louis' Lindenwood Schoolhouse, built at the turn of the century, now boasts 20 gleamy. Property owners are often hard to find and there is never enough money for what always seems to be a costly clean-up. In the spring of 2015, the St. Louis Public School District launched open houses for approximately 30 abandoned and destroyed-beyond-repair schools, in the hopes that potential buyers would be . Oh boy, such a gorgeous school in a hilly location right on Halls Ferry Road. If you are interested in touring or purchasing a property, please contact: RECENTLY SOLD: SLPS has sold its ninth and tenth schools since launching the BRC! Listed by Lakita Thomas (314) 422-3017. The school has an amazing history and is a 1902 Ittner classic. Laurie Skrivan | Post-Dispatch. On Friday, February 13, 2015, the CEAM team ventured out into the city to explore the vacant school buildings currently for sale by the St. Louis Public School District. Baden School, 8724 Halls Ferry Road, is under contract for use as a community center. Ashland School is one of two post WWII schools on the list. Too bad. That spring and summer, SLPS held open houses for the public to tour the closed schools. Prices range from $107,000 for the Ashland Branch to $2,352,850 for Cleveland High School, the only school available south of Delmar Boulevard. Shortly thereafter, the district's real estate brokers at Hilliker Corp. began holding tours of the empty schools looking for buyers. Another Ittner, one of his original designs. 1930). So I hit the road on a cloudy, muggy day with Shannon riding shotgun. 1949), Imagine this preserved for another few generations, #11 Eliot School - Fairground Park Neighborhood. View details, map and photos of this single family property with 3 bedrooms and 2 total baths. Marshall, named after Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall (1755-1835), is another Ittner classic, also for sale is the 1953 overflow building. Photo Source: Missouri Historical Society (ca. Man, this neighborhood is fine right around here and would boom if this became dignified housing. Simmons School named, previously named Simmons Colored School, for Baptist clergyman and educator William Johnson Simmons (1849-1890), is another on the National Register of Historic Places, who listed it as a Classical Revival style school by Ittner. When I first did my Ville Neighborhood tour back in 2010, I was in awe of the beauty here. So there you have it, a fun day of driving all over St. Louis with Shannon by my side with the camera and her perspective on North City in my ear. More than two dozen vacant St. Louis Public School buildings are ready for redevelopment and reuse in neighborhoods across the City. Name changes are always controversial in my opinion. In recent years, St. Louis school officials have come under increasing pressure to sell the district's 40-plus vacant school buildings rather than hold onto them in hopes that some day the district's enrollment would rebound. A plan came about in 2017 to destroy the building for senior housing (if you use the current site plans as any indicator, this wouldve been straight outta the suburbs). There are some great photos of the interior in the Missouri Historical Society Collection. Lets do this. This one would be great in the suburbs, but always stuck out like a sore thumb in St. Louis Wells-Goodfellow Neighborhood. We expanded your search area to find relevant results nearby. "St. Katherine's Academy was built in 1899 by a prominent citizen of the town and avid preservationist. The topic of public charter schools using vacant buildings prompted CEAM to do some research. We saw how many of the buildings had fallen into disrepair with broken windows and tall grass, weeds, and trash in the school yard. For that reason, we listed it lower on the list. Publication Date: 02/14/2023 Turner settled in St. Louis in 1908 as a science teacher at Sumner High School until 1922 (source). $10,000 3434 Saint Thomas More Pl St. Louis MO, 63121 View Listing. Single Family. If you or your organization is interested in touring a school, send me a message on Nextdoor or email ReedL@stlouis-mo.gov. Will have more pictures on Mond. We know we just spent a good chunk of time reminding you not to venture into abandoned places, but there are a few abandoned places in Missouri that you are allowed to visit, both safely and legally. There are not that many other options that a former school building can be turned into, after all. 1898), #12 Simmons School - The Ville Neighborhood. Currently in Missouri, public charter schools do not receive additional funding from the state for facilities unlike public school districts who have bonding authority and can ask taxpayers for help in paying for new buildings. So, I am thrilled to see Turner Middle School under contract. One of the topics being discussed surrounding the student transfer debate was the idea to require any public school district in which . MLS# 23011773. We love this city so much. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. I look at it as a bold design for a time when St. Louis was still confident and stable and growing. I see an open air bingo parlor, more sane people may see social space, grilling stations, storage or party rooms. Think sticks not bricks in Three Little Piggies parlance. For Sale - 5912 S Kingshighway Blvd, Saint Louis, MO - $299,500. Due to its age, this one is not a Milligan or Ittner building, rather August Kirchner designed this one. Milligan. I wanted to re-connect with some of them that I havent been by in years. Pleasant and Marine Villa Neighbhorhoods, Part 3 - How surface parking lots become common place along St. Louis' busiest streets in historic neighborhoods, DeSales Community Development - Fox Park Collaborations, Traffic Calming Efforts in South City - Prioritizes People Over Cars. The main level includes a semi-open concept layout, SS appliances, a dining room, living room, 3 bedrooms and a full . Photo Source - Missouri Historical Society (ca. L'Ouverture houses the Academy of Entrepreneurship Studies Middle (AESM) and Wyman houses the Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience. This property featuresa large, historic building with approximately half of the acreage undeveloped -- an incredible opportunity for a mixed-use redevelopment along Grand Avenue. #8 Gundlach School - Wells Goodfellow Neighborhood. Daydream #385 - Steetcar Museum on the Hodiamont Tracks, Hotel Angad Now Complete - A 2017 St. Louis City Talk Favorite Project. Save My Search #1 Turner Branch - The Ville Neighborhood. Those homes, while still visible in the stable South City neighborhoods are not long for this city, especially in this part of the city. Map What are the most haunted places in St. Louis? $37,000 1085 . (1), See also: Chilling Photos From Inside St. Louis Abandoned Schools. #5 Yeatman/Central High School - Jeff-Vander-Lou Neighborhood. And finally, the Dunbar Branch, 3018 Brantner Place, is under contact for use as a community health center. Abandoned and Derelict Properties Part 2 - What Can the Average Citizen Do? It is massive. This one is in a pretty stable neighborhood, so I think it has time and would be a viable project. It was originally a small country inn, a premiere destination for the elite from surrounding cities. So to give him some props, heres a bit on his life: Either way, this one needs immediate love and is already being poached of its exterior structures including the entryway rails. The Mark Twain School, at 5316 Ruskin Avenue, is also under contract for use as affordable housing, according to the school district. Per the DNR application: The school has experienced a number of alterations and additions, including two designed by Ittner himself. I asked Walker Gaffney, the SLPS Director of Real Estate, if there were any plans in place to stabilize these schools. The average is $473,203 and the median is $348,948. For Sale: 2 beds, 4 baths 2306 sq. It was named for William Greenleaf Eliot, founder of Wash U. CB Sneak Peek. Per the Distilled History blog, there are 48 Ittner school buildings in St. Louis, and a couple in the suburbs. A recently launched website shows vacant and abandoned buildings in the city of St. Louis. No doubt the most significant on the list, in our humble opinions. Every day that a home or business sits untended it becomes a little less usable.