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Wainwright Building
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★ National Historic Landmark

Wainwright Building

One of 35 National Historic Landmarks in Missouri13 of them in St. Louis, the highest tier of the National Register
Listed 1968St. Louis
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About Wainwright Building

Wainwright Building, at 709 Chestnut St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places and named a National Historic Landmark on the same day, May 23, 1968: one of 35 Landmarks in Missouri and 13 in St. Louis. It was among the first 3 of St. Louis’s 459 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. 23 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isOffice building. 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 · 205 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

709 Chestnut St., St. Louis · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Wainwright BuildingStart here
  2. 2Lincoln Trust BuildingBuilding · next door
  3. 3General American Life Insurance Company National HeadquartersModern Movement · next door
  4. 4Maryland HotelLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · next door
  5. 5One Bell CenterBuilding · next door
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BUnion Trust Company BuildingBuilt 18920.1 miBChemical BuildingChicago Style0.1 mi★U.S. Customhouse and Post OfficeSecond Empire0.1 miBLaclede BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miBBoatman's Bank BuildingClassical Revival0.2 miBMajestic HotelRenaissance Revival · Built 19130.2 miBStickney, William A., Cigar Company BuildingLate Victorian0.2 miBFrisco BuildingCommercial0.2 miBAmbassador Theater BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 19260.2 miBCentury Building and Syndicate Trust BuildingBeaux Arts0.2 miBOld Laclede Gas and Light Company BuildingClassical0.2 miBLaSalle BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miBWilliam A. Gill BuildingVienna Secession0.2 miBScruggs-Vandervoort-Barney WarehouseCommercial0.2 miBLeacock Sporting Goods Company BuildingBuilding0.2 miBMayfair HotelCommercial0.2 miBArcade BuildingGothic Revival0.2 miBAmerican TheaterBeaux-Arts Classicism0.2 mi
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BPaul Brown BuildingRenaissance Revival0.2 miBAmerican Zinc, Lead and Smelting Company BuildingModern Movement0.3 miBPet PlazaModern Movement0.3 miBInternational Fur Exchange BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 19190.3 mi★Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic SiteGreek Revival0.3 miBWinkelmeyer BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miDMansion House Center Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBThe Publicity BuildingBuilding0.3 miBPeabody Coal Company National HeadquartersModern Movement0.3 miBSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Printing BuildingInternational Style0.3 miBSt. Louis Post-Dispatch BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBCity Club BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBSecurity BuildingClassical Revival · Built 18920.3 miBExecutive Office BuildingModern Movement0.3 miBEmployment Security BuildingBuilding0.3 miBHotel StatlerVictorian Eclecticism0.3 miBRailway Exchange BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBMay Company Department Store BuildingCommercial0.3 miBBell Telephone BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBPhipps-Wallace Store BuildingRomanesque0.3 miBBalmer & Weber Music House Co. BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBThiebe-Stierlin Music Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.3 miBLennox HotelBuilding0.3 miBKieselhorst Piano Company BuildingLate Victorian0.3 miDWashington Avenue: East of Tucker DistrictItalianate0.3 miBBuilding at 1009 Olive St.Art Deco0.3 miBHargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods BuildingRenaissance Revival0.3 miBBoard of Education BuildingRomanesque0.3 miBLindell Real Estate Company BuidlingCommercial0.3 miBFulton Bag Company BuildingRomanesque0.4 miDCupples Warehouse DistrictCommercial0.4 miBEndicott-Johnson Shoe Distribution PlantClassical Revival0.4 miBMunicipal Service BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 mi★Christ Church CathedralGothic0.4 miBThe Shell BuildingBuilt 19260.4 miBUnion MarketBuilding0.4 miBNational Cash Register Company Sales and Repair BuildingBuilding0.4 miBKennard, J., and Sons Carpet Company BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBA. D. Brown BuildingCommercial0.4 miBSilk Exchange BuildingBuilding0.4 miBDelany BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBFarm and Home Savings and Loan AssociationModern Movement0.4 miBMissouri Athletic Club BuildingRenaissance Revival0.4 miBSt. Louis News CompanyLate Victorian0.4 miBHadley-Dean Glass CompanyLate Victorian0.4 miBSpool Cotton Co. BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBBuilding at 1121-23 Locust St.Classical Revival0.4 miBGrand-Leader (Stix, Baer & Fuller Dry Goods Co.) BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 miBMidwest Terminal BuildingBuilt 19320.4 miBLouderman BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miDSouth Fourth Street Commercial DistrictLate Victorian0.5 mi★Eugene Field HouseFederal0.5 miBSt. Louis Mart and Terminal WarehouseBuilding0.5 mi★Gateway ArchBuilt 19650.5 miBMunicipal Courts BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miDLaclede's LandingCommercial0.5 miBMissouri Pacifc BuildingArt Deco0.5 miBBuilding at 1300 Washington AvenueCommercial0.5 miBLesan-Gould BuildingCommercial0.5 miBPeters Shoe Company BuildingCommercial0.5 miBFashion Square Building20th Century Gothic0.5 miBHotel JeffersonClassical Revival0.5 mi
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Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

U.S. Customhouse and Post Office0.1 mi away · 1970
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site0.3 mi away · 1987
Christ Church Cathedral0.4 mi away · 1994
Eugene Field House0.5 mi away · 2007

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Questions about Wainwright Building

Is Wainwright Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 23, 1968 (Register number 68000054).

Is Wainwright Building a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since May 23, 1968. Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks, 13 of them in St. Louis.

Can you visit Wainwright 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 Wainwright Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 205 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 63818176 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.