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Lee, Robert E., Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Lee, Robert E., Hotel

Also known as Auditorium Hotel; Evangeline Home; Railton Residence

On the National Register since 200719 years
Renaissance RevivalListed 2007St. Louis
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About Lee, Robert E., Hotel

Lee, Robert E., Hotel, at 205 N. 18th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 7, 2007. The Register lists it for its architecture, commerce and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Renaissance Revival, as it does for 32 other Missouri listings. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSt. 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 · 38 MB · National Archives↗
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205 N. 18th St., St. Louis · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lee, Robert E., HotelStart here
  2. 2Weber Implement and Automobile Company, OldTwo-Part Commercial Block · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Missouri Electric Light and Power Co.Romanesque Revival · next door
  4. 4Engine House No. 32Building · next door
  5. 5Emerson Electric Company BuildingClassical Revival · next door
Around it

55 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BAdvertising BuildingCommercial Style0.1 miBWeber Implement and Automobile Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19190.1 miDPlaza Square Apartments Historic DistrictModern Movement0.2 miBCentenary Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthGothic Revival0.2 miBLiggett & Myers Tobacco Co. BuildingIndustrial0.2 miBLiggett and Myers (Rice-Stix) BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBDowntown YMCA BuildingBuilding0.2 miBBlackwell-Wielandy BuildingCommercial0.2 miDWashington Avenue Historic DistrictMission Revival0.2 miBLambert-Deacon-Hull Printing Company BuildingArts and Crafts0.2 miBLambert BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBMore Automobile Company BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19200.2 miBHamilton-Brown Shoe FactoryLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miDLucas Avenue Industrial Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBWrought Iron Range Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 mi★St. Louis Union StationRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18920.3 miBKiel Opera HouseClassical Revival0.3 miBRobert G. Campbell HouseFederal0.3 mi
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BFord ApartmentsModern Movement0.3 miBGeneral American Life Insurance Co. BuildingsLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.3 miBBeethoven ConservatoryRenaissance0.3 miDOlive and Locust Historic Business DistrictClassical Revival0.3 miBHalsey-Packard BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBSaint Louis Provident Association BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBUnited Shoe Machinery BuildingModern Movement0.3 miBMoon Brothers Carraige Company BuildingLate Victorian0.3 miDLucas Avenue Industrial Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBMajestic Manufacturing Company BuildingsLate Victorian0.3 miBFranklin SchoolClassical Revival0.3 miBMunicipal Courts BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 mi★Christ Church CathedralGothic0.4 miBThe Shell BuildingBuilt 19260.4 miBMissouri Pacifc BuildingArt Deco0.4 miBBuilding at 1300 Washington AvenueCommercial0.4 miBLesan-Gould BuildingCommercial0.4 miBPeters Shoe Company BuildingCommercial0.4 miBFashion Square Building20th Century Gothic0.4 miBWillys-Overland BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBElias Haas BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 miBHaas BuildingCommercial0.4 miBMartin Shaughnessy BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBBerry Motor Car Service BuildingOne-Part Commercial Block · Built 19370.4 miBJack Rabbit Candy Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.4 miBUnion Station Post Office AnnexSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Printing BuildingInternational Style0.5 miBSt. Louis Post-Dispatch BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 miBA. D. Brown BuildingCommercial0.5 miBSilk Exchange BuildingBuilding0.5 miBSpool Cotton Co. BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBBuilding at 1121-23 Locust St.Classical Revival0.5 miBHotel JeffersonClassical Revival0.5 miBWashington University Dental Department BuildingBuilding0.5 miBSeven-Up Company HeadquartersModern Movement0.5 miBGuth, Edwin F., Company ComplexLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 miBPruitt SchoolBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

Renaissance Revival style, nearby

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

Majestic HotelBuilt 1913 · 0.6 mi away
Paul Brown Building0.7 mi away
Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Building0.7 mi away
Ambassador Theater BuildingBuilt 1926 · 0.8 mi away

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Questions about Lee, Robert E., Hotel

Is Lee, Robert E., Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 7, 2007 (Register number 07000021).

Is Lee, Robert E., Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is St. Louis Union Station, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Lee, Robert E., Hotel?

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 Lee, Robert E., Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 38 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 63820718 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.