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Chouteau Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Chouteau Building

On the National Register since 200620 years
RenaissanceListed 2006St. Louis
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About Chouteau Building

Chouteau Building, at 4030 Chouteau (also 1029 S. Vandeventer), was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 5, 2006. The Register lists it for its architecture and commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Renaissance, as it does for 15 other Missouri listings. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 30 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

4030 Chouteau (also 1029 S. Vandeventer), St. Louis · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Chouteau BuildingStart here
  2. 2Rock Spring SchoolCraftsman · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Famous-Barr WarehouseBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Century Electric Foundry ComplexBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5138th Infantry Missouri National Guard ArmoryBuilding · 0.1 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DForest Park Southeast Historic District (Boundary Increase III)One-Part Commercial Block0.2 miDForest Park Southeast Historic District (Boundary Increase)One-Part Commercial Block0.4 miBGoodwill BuildingBuilding0.4 miDLiggett & Myers Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 miBPevely Dairy Company PlantLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBLaclede Gas Light Company Pumping Station GLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBDorris Motor Car CompanyBuilding0.5 miBWestern Electric-Southwestern Bell Telephone Distribution HouseModern Movement0.5 mi
More like it

Renaissance style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Renaissance.

Forty-Eleven Delmar1.3 mi away
Locust Street Automotive District1.5 mi away
Lister Building1.9 mi away
Centennial Malt House2 mi away

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Questions about Chouteau Building

Is Chouteau Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 5, 2006 (Register number 06000220).

Is Chouteau Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Missouri Botanical Gardens, 1.3 miles away.

Can you visit Chouteau Building?

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 Chouteau Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 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 63820690 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.