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Gerhart Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Gerhart Block

On the National Register since 200323 years
French RenaissanceListed 2003St. Louis
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About Gerhart Block

Gerhart Block, at 3900-08 laclede Ave., 1-17 Vandeventer, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 2003. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as French Renaissance, as it does for 8 other Missouri listings. Nine 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 · 27 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

3900-08 laclede Ave., 1-17 Vandeventer, St. Louis · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Gerhart BlockStart here
  2. 2Building at 3910-12 Laclede Ave.Queen Anne · next door
  3. 3Vesper-Buick Auto Company BuildingSpanish Colonial Revival · next door
  4. 4Metropolitan Police GarageBuilding · next door
  5. 5Scudder Motor Truck Company BuildingOne-Part Commercial Block · 0.1 mi on
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32 more Register listings within half a mile

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BLouise ApartmentsGeorgian Colonial Revival0.1 miBS. Pfeiffer Manufacturing Company HeadquartersModern Movement0.1 miBStandard Adding Machine BuildingIndustrial0.2 miBStix, Baer and Fuller Dry Goods Company's "Grand Leader" Relay StationBuilding0.2 miB1907 Dorris Motor Car Company BuildingCommercial Style · Built 19070.2 miBFalstaff Brewing Corporation Plant Number 1Store0.3 miBRamsey Accessories Manufacturing CorporationFactory0.3 miBSamuel Cupples HouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBDorris Motor Car CompanyBuilding0.3 miBPacini, Armando, RestaurantLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.3 miDMidtown Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.3 miBRemington Rand BuildingBuilding0.3 miBFamous-Barr WarehouseBuilding0.4 miBCentury Electric Foundry ComplexBuilding0.4 miBGoodwill BuildingBuilding0.4 miBLuyties Homeopathic Pharmacy Company BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 miBBeaumont Medical BuildingCommercial0.4 miBLeonardoBuilding0.4 mi
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BWilliam Cuthbert Jones HouseLate Victorian0.4 miBWolfner, Henry L., Memorial Library for the BlindLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBRock Spring SchoolCraftsman0.5 miB138th Infantry Missouri National Guard ArmoryBuilding0.5 miDCouncil PlazaModern Movement0.5 miBWestern Electric-Southwestern Bell Telephone Distribution HouseModern Movement0.5 miBSanitol BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.5 miBMeasuregraph Company BuildingIndustrial0.5 miBFox TheaterSiamese Byzantine · Built 19290.5 miBMelrose ApartmentsLate Victorian0.5 miBFrederick Newton Judson HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBZebediah F. Mary H. Wetzell HouseLate Victorian · Built 18800.5 miBPendennis Club Apartment BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19020.5 miBKate Chopin HouseBuilding0.5 mi
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French Renaissance style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as French Renaissance.

Midtown Historic District0.3 mi away
St. Louis TheatreBuilt 1925 · 0.7 mi away
Waterman Place-Kingsbury Place-Washington Terrace Historic District2 mi away

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Questions about Gerhart Block

Is Gerhart Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 30, 2003 (Register number 03000477).

Is Gerhart Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Scott Joplin House, 1.5 miles away.

Can you visit Gerhart Block?

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 Gerhart Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 27 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 63820519 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.