The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
new ERA IN ARCHITECTURE
HAS DAMNED IN ST. LOUIS.
George Barnett Breaking Away
the Customs Which Carried the Old World Creations With
Them and to With Personal Conceptions

st. Louis has, through 4 remarkable an
persistent effort, attained at the begin
ming Of the Twentieth Century the fourtl
place in rank among the cities Of thi:
country. All Of this has not been accom-
plished without strenuous efforts ant
marked recognition OF the exigencies O
each and every occasion.
Marked progress has been manifested
along all lines as q result. and, year after
year, in unresising onward progress. the
city has expanded into cosmopolitan ap.
pearance, maintenances and pre-emi
hence hardly elsewhere exceeded. Witt
this progress in other lines has come even
| a greater onward step in matters archi-
| tectural. Up to the last decade the ad-
vance in architecture WAS slower In the
| West than In the East. This was due
| largely to lack of comparison to good
| work. Educated men Of ability then hest
| tated to seek the West because of its
| crudeness and the enormous amount of
pioneer work required to educate the pub
| lie up to the necessity OF correct proper
ton and overcome the tendency for cheap
buildings through false economy. There
were exceptions, however, who made am
pie Illustrations, brought in new material
| and created great possibilities. AS the
| field broadened there was an attendant
chance for originality to have full swing.
NEW ERA IN ARCHITECTURE
A new era in architecture dawned in
! St. Louis. Mr.. George I. Barnett prac-
tically the father Of architecture in st.
Louis. was the first to break away from
the customs which carried the OldW orld
suggestion with them. He conceived and
| created in accordance with his concep-
tons. Major Lee. who designed the Court
Mr. walsh Major who
| churches: Colonel Charles e. nlsiey,
Thomas J. Furione and other old-time
architects did the same. and their efforts
this section OF the country. They went
farther: To their students they extolied the
desire for advancement and Improvement.
soil. as it were, IS shown by lie st. Louis
Of to-day as viewed from the grchit.c-
sTUpENTs OF THE OLD SCHOOL. .
tho new school have led art with
science In their calling. and have created,
and are now creating. structures So fast
Of them They combine absolutely the
principle OF utility and practical purpose
with beauty. which have caused q re-
action of opinion over all the country as
especially those Of st. Louis.
Work begun by the old architects has
been carried on, advanced and improved
upon by such followers Of the profess
sion as
Isaac $. Taylor. NJ P McArdle,
Barnett: Haynes 4 +. l. Wees.
Ea snsae Young, s s. p e aroVes
Theodore c. Link. Herbert G. Chivers,
william B. Ittner, WA Cam.
W.Allert Swasey, A. B. Frankel.
IL nyy ~ nva
and . otters. until to-day the Al srchitectnre
OF st. Louis, In excellence. variety Of de-
sign, correctness Of taste and originality,
N 9 tn the
stately residences OF the leading families;
from the substantial structures which
guard the great stores OF concrete wealth
stone:. in the, beautiful houses Of worship,
halls Of learning and palatiai hotels, the
skill of master mind IL seen and felt.
BIG BUILDING OPERATIONS
The building operations Of the past dec
ade have been on an enormous scale, In
volvfng an almost complete change of
methods and materials. We can only
briefly note here small proportion Of the
work Of a few Of the architects who have
contributed SO much to the Improvement
both At homo and abroad.
BEFORE making any special enumerations
the fact might be added that st. Louis. in
rs rs. vast Worlds Fair buildings. has been
pertains to modern styles and creations
IN structural design and engineering SKILL
That ina ;d st Louis has furnished the ability
Park blossom like the roee'' In q bewil-
dering maze of splendor and beauty. far
superior to anything the world has yet
produced, embassies tho acme Of modern
progress among St Louis architects. AS
Director OF Works. the entire supervision |
Of the Worlds Fair city is in the hands |
Of Isaac s. Taylor. His genius has been
the marvellous structures that viii be the
pride OF ST Louis and the admiration Of |
Briefly. he planned the Trans
nT r1d Hort,c Building the Agricultural build
estry and Game building. the Missouri !
building; also. designed the Cascades. |
Colonnades. figures for characterization, |
In school buildings the design has been
modified TO suit local reouirements in !
buildings Of an educational character. |
school Buildings. Board Of EDUCATION, has
designed many Of our handsome school
buildings: William Mckinley High School.
sA ehaas Ssaso se eSod Blow School EIios
School. jaekso1 ssh School, M asene sc has,a
Marshall School, Monroe School, Sherman
School. Edwasd Wyman School: Simmons
Brtlliante. Some nineteen large additions
10 the various school buildings were also
built from his designs.
Much ss. credit IT., must =, be given M. 1ttner
B public standpoint. In the erection OF
schools he pays the strictest attention to
secure secure the best ventilation and sanitary
position about eight years ago. Many Of
the city's finest residences and largest
store and warehouse buildings are from
his original designs
A great deal Of the church work in this
Barnett. This Includes the designing Of
the Visitation Convent, St Mary's Orphan
Asylum. the Jesuit Scholasticate, Lindell
boulevard; Sacred Heart, Lady of Good
church Of Holy Redeemer, at
Webster Groves, and st. AIMS Orphan
Asylq% They alsS ,aesisned the Bankers
Just streets: the Mercantile Trust Com
pany. the two new hospitals Of the Ma
.ion-Sims College and the new Cathedral.
Among their creations in residences the
Spencer. F. A. Drew. Chouteau Mamtt.
Mrs. Edward Walsh. Mr.: Julius Walsh and
Mrs: Catherine h. wainwright. Among their
Arts Is q monument Of their genius. They
llso designed the Napoleon Bonaparte Ho-
eel. and are preparing for the new TWEEN
y-StOry DuNQiuS TO Dc located on Twelfth !
Ind Olive streets, by the Campbell Pub
ishing Company OF Chicago.
The firm Of Weber & Groves, although
Imong the Younger firms Of architects,
las made great progress in the modern
ONCE buildings, magnificent {
lc buildings and stately residences. The
Jorvell- Shapleigh wholesale hardware
uilding marvel Of solidity ana future
ndurance, Is worthy evidence OF their
capabilities. Plans and specifications were
furnished by them for the Following build
ngs: Stock Exchange building on Fourth 5
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