Willow Office - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis MO
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N 38° 41.445 W 090° 14.110
15S E 740470 N 4286088
At today's main gate is the ornate gate, the Willow Office and the Willow Gate House.
Waymark Code: WM15K03
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2022
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County of house: St. Louis Independent City
Location of house: W. Florissant Ave. & N. Kingshighway Blvd., inside gate to S side, St. Louis
Architect: Jamieson & Spearl
Built: 1926
Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
Builder: Robert Wright & Son
"Willow Office is situated south of the main entry drive to the cemetery (via W. Florissant Avenue). The Late Gothic Revival style building was constructed in 1925-26 and designed by Jamieson & Spearl. The brick building has exterior limestone walls, a slate hipped roof, copper gutters/downspouts, and a limestone foundation. The primary (north) elevation features a central projecting bay with a recessed, Gothic arched entry featuring an original multilight wood paneled door. Above the entrance, the roof is flat with a central crenellation bearing an embellished shield with the engraved letters “BC” similar to the design on the piers flanking the entrance. Side walls (east/west) have single Gothic arched windows with quoins and singlesash windows with diamond tracery. Cross gable wings are set back from the entry on the north elevation and hold ribbons of four Gothic arched windows. Upper sashes are narrow and arched (Gothic). Lower lights are rectangular. Windows are capped with limestone parapets and finials. The remaining façade holds three windows on either end (west/east), similar to those described earlier but without arches. Near the roofline is a large limestone scored chimney." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
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