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Details, Busch Mausoleum
I’ve done details of the Wainwright and Lemp mausolea in the past, so I turned to the Busch Mausoleum next. The famous phrase by Gaius Julius Caesair, Veni, Vedi, Vici, was spoken after his defeat of...
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Gothic Revival Cottage, Fayette, Iowa, Revisited
Back in October of 2018, I visited the town of Fayette in northeastern Iowa, which has a plethora of beautiful buildings, including this intriguing Gothic Revival house, which is the western of a...
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Damage to the Spire, Centenary Methodist Church
It’s really sad to see this. I met the pastor and congregation of Centenary Methodist Church several years ago, and even wrote at article in St. Louis Magazine about it. The high winds of early July...
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Washington Tabernacle Congregation and the Corner of North Compton Avenue and...
Readers are invited to attend a free webinar hosted by the St. Louis Genealogical Society on Saturday 14, 2021 at 10:00 AM where I will be giving a lecture on my latest research on Adam Lemp and the...
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True Light Missionary Baptist Church, Former Reorganized Church of Jesus...
It’s important to keep an eye out for anomalies, as you might not spot an old stone wall with Gothic lancet windows hiding along an alley, revealing that an older structure has been built into a newer...
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Former Immaculate Conception/St. Henry’s Roman Catholic Church, Revisited
I realized the last time I came by the former Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church a decade ago, it was a cloudy day, and when I drove by on a recent Saturday, the morning sun was shining on...
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Natural Bridge Avenue Between Warne and Clay Avenues, South Side
Heading west on Natural Bridge Avenue, there are more surprises that can be enjoyed, including this massive duplex on the right above. There seems to be more single family houses west of Warne Avenue....
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Fair Avenue, West Side of Fairgrounds Park
The west side of Fairground Park once held the leafy estates of Italianate and Second Empire country homes, but as the city expanded, and the park itself pushed its boundaries out to what is now Fair...
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Memorial Baptist Church, Former Independent Evangelical Congregational Church
This church has an interesting history, having first been the home of a German Evangelical Lutheran congregation that had split off from Holy Ghost, led by the famous Pastor William Picker. His...
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Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville, Kentucky
On my travels over the Labor Day weekend of 2021, I managed to visit five cathedrals, and I realized that over the last fourteen years, I have documented numerous examples. Consequently, I have now...
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St. Mary’s Cathedral, Basilica of the Assumption, Exterior, Covington, Kentucky
Who would have thought that one of the magnificent cathedrals in America was waiting to be discovered in the industrial suburb of Covington, on the south bank of the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati?...
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St. Mary’s Cathedral, Basilica of the Assumption, Interior, Covington, Kentucky
The interior of Covington Cathedral is no less impressive than the exterior. And first to note: the presence of real stone groin vaulting! In St. Louis churches the builders usually cheated with the...
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St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus, Ohio
St. Joseph’s Cathedral east of downtown Columbus is an interesting church, with construction beginning in 1866. But it changed plans over the years, with the original brick composition changed to...
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Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio
Established in 1841, Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum in Dayton, Ohio is one of the oldest institutions in the rural cemetery movement. It’s interesting to compare it to Bellefontaine Cemetery in St....
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Christ Temple Cathedral Church, Former Salem Methodist Episcopal Church
I’d driven by Christ Temple Cathedral Church dozens of times at the corner of Page Boulevard and Pendleton Avenue, and last weekend the light was satisfactory, so I stopped and took some photographs....
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Suspicious Fires Week: The Campanile of the Former Second Baptist Church
A serious and potentially devastating fire struck the campanile, or Italian-style bell tower of the former Second Baptist Church this last week. Thanks to the professionalism of the St. Louis Fire...
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St. Liborius, Early November 2021
It was a sunny day on Saturday and there was work being done on the continual restoration of the former German Roman Catholic parish of St. Liborius. I know many readers and former parishioners are...
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All Saints Roman Catholic Church, St. Peters
All Saints Roman Catholic Church in St. Peters traces its origins to 1823 when it was first founded by French settlers. It was known as St. Peter’s at first, which gives its name to the city and area....
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Sisters of the Most Precious Blood and O’Fallon City Hall
I had never seen the Convent of the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood of O’Fallon, and it is an impressive presence on Main Street in the historic area of town. Portions of the complex were sold to...
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Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio
As I was planning out my short drive between Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, I spotted a town slightly off the interstate named Washington Court House. That sounds interesting, I thought, I wonder if...
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