Compton Heights - A Completely Developed Neighborhood? Mid-Century never really had a chance to take off here in North City like it did in the Central West End and the suburbs. I described above why this is at the top of the list, its the surroundings. The schools were on my mind when I recently did a scooter ride through every street in Hamilton Heights to update the neighborhood post I published ten years ago. President of the Board of Aldermen Lewis Reed. Learn More 1/16 $1,400,000 2484 Old Toll Rd. Every day that a home or business sits untended it becomes a little less usable. We saw how many of the buildings had fallen into disrepair with broken windows and tall grass, weeds, and trash in the school yard. Photo Source - Missouri Historical Society. Those homes, while still visible in the stable South City neighborhoods are not long for this city, especially in this part of the city. $10,000 3434 Saint Thomas More Pl St. Louis MO, 63121 View Listing. Trespassers, lighting strikes, fires, lack of investment and action in Hamilton Heights, this one is on the ropes. How lucky are we to have these buildings? 4acre lot Year Built 1928 Google Map Property Listing Realtor: Tony Conant Brokered by: KEY REALTY REALTOR COMMENTS LOOKING FOR UNIQUE? But her ascent to the Ivy League illustrates what is possible. St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) facilitates real estate development throughout the City of St. Louis. These schools have to be saved to preserve our legacy of 19th and 20th Century architecture. There are people talking about this one, which gives it a glimmer of hope. Name changes are always controversial in my opinion. Even though Mullanphy was an Ittner, and this one is a Milligan, the similarities are there. Saint Louis Homes for Sale $158,067. from You can read the full list HERE. 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. Photo Source - Missouri Historical Society (ca. It was named after 22nd and 24th U.S. President Grover Cleveland. ft. 1610 Mississippi Ave, St Louis, MO 63104 $510,000 MLS# 23006881 This stunning newer home is directly across from Lafayette Square. Two buildings and four acres are included in the sale. Publication Date: 02/14/2023 Try modifying your search criteria to see more properties. This well-maintained and charming rambler style home in the heart of St. Louis Park features 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and multiple living spaces. Sign Up To Fight For YOUR Childs Future! 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. ID # 38011. Save My Search Abandoned and Derelict Properties Part 2 - What Can the Average Citizen Do? It was reported by St. Louis Public Radio in 2015 that the school was to become affordable artist housing, studio and performance space. We are blessed to have such beauties from the brick era. Save your filters and get alerts when new properties hit the market. This is one of them, the other is in St. Louis Place, and Im going to do a separate post on that scene. It is one of two on the list that are built in the 1920s (Scullin). 1940) and Turner School (ca. To search it, go to www.stlvacancy.com/map.html 2101 DeSoto Avenue It's one of the last survivors on. St. Louis, like many major cities, is trying to find a good answer to this problem, but it is not an easy task. #6 Cupples School - Kingsway East Neighborhood. $29,995. Located near St. Louis in Wildwood, this road was one of the main routes used during the Civil War, and although it may look inviting during the day, at night this haunted street is a known hotspot for paranormal activity. Euclid is on a street with a really nice setting, with Washington Montessori SLPS across the way. 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. Photo Source - Missouri Historical Society (ca. Reusing structures already in place can help eliminate budgetary constraints in the way of offering a better education to our neighborhoods. -Tiffany and Michael Dees. 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. Each closed school was also visited by members of a technical advisory committee (TAC) put together by SLPS. Sold Listings. Last chance! Bosnian Culture - a Blip on the St. Louis Timeline? We love this city so much. 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Last spring, Superintendent Kelvin Adams said, "To do nothing is not an option" in regard to the empty buildings. St. Louis Public Schools get offers for vacant buildings for sale BY ELISA CROUCH > 314-340-8119 Mar 21, 2012 0 1 of 3 April 13, 2011 - A "For Sale" sign hangs on the fence of Mark Twain. 25 It is just a couple properties north of the gorgeous homes and Fountain Park with its MLK statue and handsome fountain. Some gibroni started painting the staircase, but luckily didn't get too far. 1930). I live directly across from Banneker and would love to see children playing in the yard again. This one was right at the top of both my and Shannons list simply because it is so beautiful and the acreage for sale with the property is right along Grand and could serve as a highly interesting mixed use new construction with historic renovation to bring development to a rapidly declining part of an otherwise high-density part of the city. So I decided to photograph each school on the for sale list and make my own favorites list ranking them on architecture, importance and biggest wins for the city as a whole, including the price tag for the SLPS. Im really not a fan of this kind of architecture or this period, but hey, its a solid building and would be a great investment in the Penrose Neighborhood. 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. Photo Source - Missouri Historical Society (ca. Currently, there are 22 school buildings for sale by the St. Louis Public School District throughout St. Louis City with most of those buildings located in North City. 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. I reached out to the head of the SLPS surplus schools to get information on the new owners, but he cannot disclose the buyers since they are still under contract. How Did St. Louis Arrive at 79 Neighborhoods? Too bad. Next Post: ATTENTION Transfer Families! Laurie Skrivan | Post-Dispatch. This was the very first school I attended in the 50s and its an historic building. We walked through the neighborhoods and knocked on doors to talk with residents about their thoughts and what they would like to see happen to these vacant school buildings. This one is fantastic. Turner Middle School is another art deco building, constructed by the Public Works Administration in 1938-1940. It is eligible for Low Income Housing Tax Credit and Historic credits. 6:30 PM Comments are helpful! . like you It is gorgeous and has some similar Romanesque features to Adams School in Forest Park Southeast (circa 1899). Along the way we took photos, videos, and asked the people we spoke with to write a few words about how they felt. By Riverfront Times Staff. 1898), #12 Simmons School - The Ville Neighborhood. #16 Stowe School - Wells Goodfellow Neighborhood. Additions in 1930 and 1965 have been less sympathetic but have had little effect on loner's original designs.. Photo source: Missouri Historical Society (ca. I gotta be honest, the immediate surroundings are sparse. The sad story of public education in St. Louis. The second oldest on the list, circa 1898. Think sticks not bricks in Three Little Piggies parlance. Per the Distilled History blog, there are 48 Ittner school buildings in St. Louis, and a couple in the suburbs. This one would be great in the suburbs, but always stuck out like a sore thumb in St. Louis Wells-Goodfellow Neighborhood. The section of the Ville around Sumner is such a great scene. These building have already been paid for and are still being maintained by taxpayers and one of the biggest obstacles for public charter schools is finding and paying for facilities. It is massive. There is a modern addition that affords more square footage for additional usage. When properties are abandoned, the biggest problem often isn't money - it's time. What are the most haunted places in St. Louis? That piece aired in 2016. The new-ish schools are not nearly as inspiring, but the William B. Ittner, Rockwell M. Milligan and George Sanger schools (among others) are undeniable classics. To speed up the process, you may fill out the form ahead of time. MLS# 23011773. In Jefferson City last month, state Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield, asked Rick Sullivan, head of the school district's Special Administrative Board, why more of the empty buildings aren't being sold to charter schools. That is the only reason its low on the list. In the 1950's the inn was sold to the Sisters of St. Katherine who reopened the inn as a girls' boarding school. #9 Hempstead - Hamilton Heights Neighborhood. This is one of Ittners original designs (H-shaped vs. E-shaped) and his first school in STL with indoor plumbing, replacing outhouses. Hide Contact Share Map Sale Pending 1/1 9742 Croftwood Dr Saint Louis, MO 63123 $275,000 Single Family I see an open air bingo parlor, more sane people may see social space, grilling stations, storage or party rooms. We Are Putting the Fox back in Fox ParkYou Can Help! There are two gyms, a pool and an auditorium with theater seats. Built in 1899, its one of three 19th Century schools still remaining. When the St. Louis school district decided to sell a host of abandoned school buildings a few years ago, it had no idea that it would inspire an entire group of . Just a bad location and surrounded by a sea of surface parking a la the suburban way that was staking its claim by 1967 when this was built. This guy is not one of my favorite Americans, he was a key figure in the Missouri Compromise and an advocate for the extermination of Native Americans. The amount of stuff he got done and contributed to in his life is amazing. 1310 Papin St. Suite 106 St. Louis, MO 63103 | 20-8002436 The city is celebrating the moment . We're being aggressive as we can in selling them.". I asked Walker Gaffney, the SLPS Director of Real Estate, if there were any plans in place to stabilize these schools. There is reason for hope on this one. The building is more beautiful than countless American cities can even fathom. Clayton Homes for Sale $705,140. #5 Yeatman/Central High School - Jeff-Vander-Lou Neighborhood. If a haunted prison is just a little too much, you can always go ghost hunting on Zombie Road, one of the most haunted streets in Missouri. 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. people Notice the praying going on before lunch, and the glass milk bottles in the first one (circa 1944). Clyde C. 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Located in Hillsboro, the Morse Mill Hotel is considered one of the most haunted hotels in the St. Louis Area. Cleanup of hazardous Superfund sites can add years to the renovation process. It is described as Classical Revival. Stltoday.com now charging a monthly fee - what next? It was changed to Euclid School later. Some properties are gone to the elements, many are on their way to the landfill, others are highly endangered. The property includes a 146,429-square foot, three-story, urban office building located at 801 North 11th Street and a three-level parking garage with 402 spaces located on the adjoining parcel at 1101 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive in St. Louis . Twenty one total sales have taken place. It is gorgeous. It was named after the City of Ashland, Kentucky, home of Henry Clay, former US Congressman, Secretary of State and Speaker of the House. Ackerman Toyota - Musical Chairs or Growth? The place is cool, but so out of place in this neighborhood. 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It was originally occupied by Stowe Teachers College, a college for black educators. $56,000 4760 Heidelberg Ave St. Louis MO, 63123 View Listing. The school district reversed its policy against selling buildings to charters in 2009. Another Ittner, one of his original designs. We'll get back to you shortly. There is a Living St. Louis PBS video that is pretty optimistic toward attracting investors. In the past, vacant school buildings in St. Louis have been repurposed into senior apartments and current proposals for buildings include market rate apartments and an industrial building. I have to say, this one should sell due to location and proximity to I-70. (1), See also: Chilling Photos From Inside St. Louis Abandoned Schools. In my time living here, many of these beautiful schools have been saved, renovated and upgraded for new uses. 1907). This one feels less in the neighborhood and a bit on the outs along St. Louis Avenue. Photo Source: Missouri Historical Society (ca. I wanted to re-connect with some of them that I havent been by in years. While the city waits on the next steps, these abandoned places in St. Louis are slowly being reclaimed by Mother Nature. These surplus properties are listed on the SLPS Surplus Properties website; there are currently sixteen schools listed for sale and two under contract. Ashland School is one of two post WWII schools on the list. 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. Enjoy concerts in. Most of the For Sale signs are knocked over or vandalized or missing altogether. 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. St. Louis County had five owners; St. Charles County came in second with three; and the Metro East had one. This one is in a pretty stable neighborhood, so I think it has time and would be a viable project. The St. Louis Public School District placed seven of its vacant school buildings on the market Feb. 27, with asking prices totaling nearly $7 million. It hit me that it is somewhat of a twin of Mullanphy School in Shaw. "The Boardroom," was taken at Simmons school, which was built in 1899 and closed in 2009. If you or your organization is interested in touring a school, send me a message on Nextdoor or email ReedL@stlouis-mo.gov.
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