Built 1927 (1927) Architectural style Commercial Opened 1927 Added to NRHP 17 January 2002 | Architect Frankel, Albert B. NRHP Reference # 01001462 Area 6,100 m² | |
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Built by Wimmer Contracting Company Similar Mississippi River Overlook, Broadview Hotel, Majestic Theatre, National Shrine of Our Lady | ||
4th of july spivey building east st louis
The Spivey Building is a twelve-story skyscraper located at 417 Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois. Built in 1927, the building is the only skyscraper ever constructed in East St. Louis. Architect Albert B. Frankel designed the building in the Commercial style. The building's design features terra cotta spandrels separating its windows vertically and brick pier dividing its window bays. The asymmetrical entrance is surrounded by decorative marble piers, and the first two stories are separated from the rest of the building by a cornice and sill. The top of the building features a two-story parapet with terra cotta surrounds at each window and seven capitals at its peak. During the height of East St. Louis' prosperity through the 1950s, the building housed the offices of professionals in many fields who were considered among the best in the city. However, the building became a victim of the city's steep economic decline and has been abandoned for several decades.
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The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 2002.
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