Second Presbyterian Church - St. Louis, MO - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

The chapel portion of this church was built in 1896 in a Romanesque Revival style. This style was was revived in the later part of the 1800's when Boston architect, Henry Hobson Richardson was a proponent of this style, used this style in his masterpiece, Trinity Church in Boston. After Richardson's death his firm became Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge. Shepley continued the Romanesque Revival style when he designed the chapel portion of the church.

The sanctuary portion of the church was built in 1899 again in Romanesque Revival style however the architect was Theodore Link of St. Louis. Link's most well known building is St. Louis Union Station.

In 1961 with declining membership the church considered moving further to the west but after being unable to find a suitable location the congregation voted to remain at its current location.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1896 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 11:00 AM Street address of Church: 4501 Westminster Place St. Louis, Missouri USA 63108 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Not listed If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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