National Historic Landmark · Anglican or Episcopal cathedral · St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri

Christ Church Cathedral

United States historic place in St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri. Added to the National Register in 1990, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1990Leopold Eidlitz
CathedraChristChurchStLouisMOChrist Church Cathedral (7312175058)Christ Church Cathedral, Thirteenth & Locust Streets, Saint Louis (St. Louis City County, Missouri)Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, St Louis NRHP 90000345
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What it is

Wikipedia · Christ Church Cathedral (St. Louis, Missouri)

Christ Church Cathedral is the Episcopal cathedral for the Diocese of Missouri. It is located at 1210 Locust Street in St. Louis, Missouri. The dean of the cathedral is the Very Reverend Kathie Adams-Shepherd. Adams-Shepherd is also the first female dean of this cathedral. Built during 1859–67, it is one of the few well-preserved surviving works of Leopold Eidlitz, a leading mid-19th-century American architect, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994 for its architecture.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1210 Locust St., St. Louis (Independent City), MO
CountySt. Louis County
ListedMar 7, 1990
Reference number90000345
ArchitectLeopold Eidlitz
Type of placeAnglican or Episcopal cathedral
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address1210 Locust St., St. Louis (Independent City), MO
Websitechristchurchcathedral.us ↗
Coordinates38.63046, -90.19874 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitGateway Arch National Park · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 90000345. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.