Saint Gabriel the Archangel - St. Louis, MO
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N 38° 35.244 W 090° 17.972
15S E 735209 N 4274450
Roman Catholic Church located in St. Louis Hills neighborhood
Waymark Code: WM4Q5H
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2008
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Wrought in angular masses of cut limestone, St. Gabriel's Art Deco style is a sharp and fascinating contrast to the English cottage-style houses and Tudor apartment buildings that surround it. The church faces the broad green space of Francis Park on the southwestern edge of the city; the neighborhood is a latecomer to the city, laid out in 1929.
Within, the church is spare but suprisingly traditional in decoration. The innovative seating layout places two wide fans of pews under a low ceiling on either side of the much higher central nave. The building went up in 1950, long after the heyday of its style. Architects: Adolf F. and Arthur Stauder.
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