Brown Shoe Company's Homes-Take Factory

Brown Shoe Company's Homes-Take Factory

Brown Shoe Company Factory (1904-1930s) and International Hat warehouse (1954-1976). Since 1980, the building operates as a senior and disabled living facility.
Location 1201 Russell Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates 38°36′29″N 90°12′36″W / 38.60806°N 90.21000°W / 38.60806; -90.21000Coordinates: 38°36′29″N 90°12′36″W / 38.60806°N 90.21000°W / 38.60806; -90.21000
Built 1904[1]
Architect Albert B. Groves[2][3]
NRHP Reference # 80004503
Designated NRHP October 20, 1980[2]

Brown Shoe Company's Homes-Take Factory is a historic building location at 1201 Russell Boulevard in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.[4] Built in 1904, by architect Albert B. Groves, the building was originally a factory for the Brown Shoe Company.[2] During the Great Depression, the factory was permanently mothballed. In 1954, the property was bought by the International Hat Company, which converted the building into a warehouse. The Mexican Hat Factory purchased a separate part of the building and converted the section into office space.[1] International Hat warehouse operated until 1976. That same year, the entire building was sold to the Junior Achievement of the Mississippi Valley.[1] By 1980, the building was bought by Allen Market Lane Apartments.[1] On October 20, 1980, the building was formally added to the National Register of Historical Places.[2] Since 1980, the property has operated as a senior and disabled living center, with 100 units.

Architecture

The Homes-Take factory was originally designed to be a four story, rectangular red brick building, measuring sixty by three hundred feet.[1] The building occupies approximately one half of a city block.[1] A dominant feature of the architectural design is the closely spaced windows, ten feet by three-and-a-half feet.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Missouri State Government (1975) National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Form. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 National Register of Historical Places (2016) Brown Shoe Company's Homes-Take Factory United States Federal Park Services. Retrieved March 15, 2016
  3. ↑ Fox 1995, p. 54.
  4. ↑ Clayton History Society (2008) "Brown Shoe Company". Retrieved March 15, 2016.

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