Smith Academy and Manual Training School - St. Louis, MO - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This building was constructed in 1905 for the Smith Academy, a boys preparatory school for Washington University, St. Louis. This school served the well-to-do families of St. Louis and was administered by Washington University. Poet T. S. Eliot attended Smith Academy however not in this building as he left the school one year prior to this building opening. Smith Academy and Manual Training School closed in 1917. At that time the building tranferred to St. Louis Public Schools and served in many capacities including Blewett Junior High School (1917-48); Harris Teacher's College (1948-63); Enright Middle School (1963-1992); and Enright Classical Junior Academy (1992-94). The building has been vacant since 1994 however is now undergoing renovation and conversion to apartments.

Street address: 5351 Enright Ave St. Louis, Missouri County / Borough / Parish: St. Louis (Independent City) Year listed: 2003 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Education Current function: Vacant 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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