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Lambskin Temple
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National Register of Historic Places

Lambskin Temple

On the National Register since 198739 years
ModernisticListed 1987St. Louis
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About Lambskin Temple

Lambskin Temple, at 1054 S. Kingshighway Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 12, 1987. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Modernistic, as it does for 7 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 · 41 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

1054 S. Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lambskin TempleStart here
  2. 2Central Institute for the Deaf Clinic and Research BuildingModern Movement · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Central Institute for the Deaf BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Shriners' Hospital for Crippled ChildrenBuilding · next door
  5. 5Laclede Gas Light Company Pumping Station GLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · 0.3 mi on
Around it

22 more Register listings within a mile

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

DForest Park Southeast Historic District (Boundary Increase II)One-Part Commercial Block0.3 miDForest Park Southeast Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.3 miDForest Park Southeast Historic District (Boundary Increase)One-Part Commercial Block0.4 miBWoodward and Tiernan Printing Company BuildingBuilding0.7 miDForest Park Southeast Historic District (Boundary Increase III)One-Part Commercial Block0.7 miBRiggio BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.8 miDLiggett & Myers Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.8 miBChouteau BuildingRenaissance0.8 miBWestern Electric-Southwestern Bell Telephone Distribution HouseModern Movement0.8 miDWest Pine-Laclede Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.8 miBButler HouseBuilding0.8 miBColchester ApartmentsClassical Revival0.8 miBForest Park HotelCommercial0.8 miBRock Spring SchoolCraftsman0.9 miBJewel BoxArt Deco · Built 19360.9 miBGoodwill BuildingBuilding0.9 miBSanitol BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.9 miBMeasuregraph Company BuildingIndustrial0.9 mi
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BBel Air MotelModern Movement0.9 miDShaw's Garden Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman1 miBDorris Motor Car CompanyBuilding1 miBLuyties Homeopathic Pharmacy Company BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements1 mi

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Questions about Lambskin Temple

Is Lambskin Temple on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 12, 1987 (Register number 87001361).

Is Lambskin Temple a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Missouri Botanical Gardens, 1.2 miles away.

Can you visit Lambskin Temple?

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 Lambskin Temple?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 41 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 63820597 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.