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Pruitt School
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National Register of Historic Places

Pruitt School

Also known as Captain Wendell O. Pruitt School; KIPP Inspire Academy

On the National Register since 20188 years
Listed 2018St. Louis
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Pruitt School

Pruitt School, at 1212 N 22nd St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 29, 2018. The Register lists it for its architecture and black history, at the local level. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

1212 N 22nd St., St. Louis · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Pruitt SchoolStart here
  2. 2St. Stanislaus Kostka ChurchRomanesque Revival · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Crunden Branch LibraryBuilding · next door
  4. 4Clemens House-Columbia Brewery DistrictItalian Renaissance Revival · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Jefferson-Cass Health CenterBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

33 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BMajestic Manufacturing Company BuildingsLate Victorian0.2 miBJack Rabbit Candy Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.2 miBWrought Iron Range Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBUnited Shoe Machinery BuildingModern Movement0.3 miBMartin Shaughnessy BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBBerry Motor Car Service BuildingOne-Part Commercial Block · Built 19370.3 miDLucas Avenue Industrial Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBFranklin SchoolClassical Revival0.3 miBWeber Implement and Automobile Company, OldTwo-Part Commercial Block0.4 miBHamilton-Brown Shoe FactoryLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 miBMissouri Electric Light and Power Co.Romanesque Revival0.4 miBWeber Implement and Automobile Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19190.4 miDOlive and Locust Historic Business DistrictClassical Revival0.4 miBHalsey-Packard BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miDLucas Avenue Industrial Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBSaint Louis Provident Association BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBWillys-Overland BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBElias Haas BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 mi
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BHaas BuildingCommercial0.4 miBMoon Brothers Carraige Company BuildingLate Victorian0.4 miBGuth, Edwin F., Company ComplexLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 mi★Scott Joplin HouseEarly Victorian · Built 19830.4 miBLee, Robert E., HotelRenaissance Revival0.5 miBLambert-Deacon-Hull Printing Company BuildingArts and Crafts0.5 miBLambert BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBMore Automobile Company BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19200.5 miBEngine House No. 32Building0.5 miBEmerson Electric Company BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBBeaumont Telephone Exchange BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBCarr SchoolCraftsman0.5 miBStar Bucket Pump Company BuildingWarehouse Building0.5 miBJackson SchoolClassical Revival0.5 miDClemens House-Columbia Brewery District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Pruitt School

Is Pruitt School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 29, 2018 (Register number 100002038).

Is Pruitt School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Scott Joplin House, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Pruitt School?

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.

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