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Beethoven Conservatory
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National Register of Historic Places

Beethoven Conservatory

Also known as Cordes Printing Company

On the National Register since 198937 years
RenaissanceListed 1989St. Louis
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About Beethoven Conservatory

Beethoven Conservatory, at 2301 Locust St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 2, 1989. The Register lists it for its architecture and performing arts, at the local level. It describes its style as Renaissance, as it does for 15 other Missouri listings. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in St. Louis, Missouri. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 35 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

2301 Locust St., St. Louis · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Beethoven ConservatoryStart here
  2. 2Lambert-Deacon-Hull Printing Company BuildingArts and Crafts · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Lambert BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  4. 4Hamilton-Brown Shoe FactoryLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · next door
  5. 5Emerson Electric Company BuildingClassical Revival · next door
Around it

42 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BEngine House No. 32Building0.2 miBMissouri Electric Light and Power Co.Romanesque Revival0.2 miBWashington University Dental Department BuildingBuilding0.2 miDOlive and Locust Historic Business DistrictClassical Revival0.2 miBHalsey-Packard BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBSaint Louis Provident Association BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBWillys-Overland BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBElias Haas BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miBHaas BuildingCommercial0.2 miBUnited Shoe Machinery BuildingModern Movement0.2 miBMartin Shaughnessy BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBBerry Motor Car Service BuildingOne-Part Commercial Block · Built 19370.2 miBLiggett & Myers Tobacco Co. BuildingIndustrial0.3 miBLiggett and Myers (Rice-Stix) BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBLee, Robert E., HotelRenaissance Revival0.3 miBWeber Implement and Automobile Company, OldTwo-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBWeber Implement and Automobile Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19190.3 miBYWCA, Phyllis Weatley BranchColonial Revival0.3 mi
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BWrought Iron Range Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBBeaumont Telephone Exchange BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miDLucas Avenue Industrial Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBGuth, Edwin F., Company ComplexLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.3 mi★Scott Joplin HouseEarly Victorian · Built 19830.3 mi★St. Louis Union StationRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18920.4 miBAdvertising BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBHeritage HouseBuilding0.4 miDLocust Street Automotive District, Boundary Increase IIDistrict0.4 miDLucas Avenue Industrial Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBBanneker SchoolBuilt 19400.4 miBAutocar Sales and Service BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.4 miBMajestic Manufacturing Company BuildingsLate Victorian0.4 miBJack Rabbit Candy Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.4 miBUnion Station Post Office AnnexSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miDPlaza Square Apartments Historic DistrictModern Movement0.5 miBCentenary Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthGothic Revival0.5 miBDowntown YMCA BuildingBuilding0.5 miBBlackwell-Wielandy BuildingCommercial0.5 miBMore Automobile Company BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19200.5 miBUnitarian Church of the MessiahBuilding0.5 miBMoon Brothers Carraige Company BuildingLate Victorian0.5 miBCastle BallroomRenaissance0.5 miBFranklin SchoolClassical Revival0.5 mi
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Renaissance style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Renaissance.

Majestic Manufacturing Company Buildings0.4 mi away
Centennial Malt House0.7 mi away
Locust Street Automotive District0.7 mi away
Old Laclede Gas and Light Company Building0.9 mi away

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Questions about Beethoven Conservatory

Is Beethoven Conservatory on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 2, 1989 (Register number 89000075).

Is Beethoven Conservatory a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Scott Joplin House, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Beethoven Conservatory?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Beethoven Conservatory?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 35 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63820859 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.