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 Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District - St. Louis, Missouri Posted by:  BruceS
N 38° 38.881 W 090° 18.347
15S E 734467 N 4281162
Washington University Hilltop Campus in western St. Louis is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
Waymark Code: WMR55
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2006
Views: 60
The campus of Washington University was used extensively during the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition (commonly call St. Louis World's Fair) held in 1904 and the
Third Olympiad held in conjunction with the Fair. Brookings Hall the
University's administrative building was used as the Exposition's headquarters.
The surrounding building were used for various other purposes for the fair.
Francis Field and Francis Gymnasium were the primary venues for the 1904 Olympic
Games. After the Exposition, Washington University moved from a St. Louis
downtown location to this location and expanded its role as a research
university. This expanded research included physicist Arthur Holly
Compton, the first of 20 university affiliated Nobel Prize recipients. The
university continues its renowned role as an institute of higher learning. The
campus was listed as a
National Historic Landmark in 1987.
Street address:
Roughly bounded by Big Bend, Forsyth, Skinker, and Millbrook Blvds.
St. Louis, Missouri
County / Borough / Parish: St. Louis (Independent City)
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1974
Historic function: Education, Recreation And Culture
Current function: Education, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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