Steelcote Manufacturing Company Paint Factory
Photo in 2017
Steelcote Manufacturing Company Paint Factory is located in Missouri
Steelcote Manufacturing Company Paint Factory
Location in Missouri
Steelcote Manufacturing Company Paint Factory is located in the United States
Steelcote Manufacturing Company Paint Factory
Location in United States
Location801 Edwin, St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38°37′43″N 90°14′02″W / 38.62861°N 90.23389°W / 38.62861; -90.23389 (Steelcote Manufacturing Company Paint Factory)
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1922, 1924, 1929
Built byJoseph Bright Construction Co.
ArchitectHellmuth & Hellmuth
NRHP reference No.07000620[1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 2007

The Steelcote Manufacturing Company Paint Factory, at 801 Edwin in St. Louis, Missouri, was built in 1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

The paint factory is significant in part as "the only remaining extant site of the four Steelcote Manufacturing Company sites"; the firm operated only in St. Louis during its independent existence.[2]

It was designed by architects Hellmuth & Hellmuth, a firm founded by George W. Hellmuth (1870-1955) and his brother Harry Hellmuth.[2] It is believed to be the first building in St. Louis constructed with a floating foundation, implementing a technique created by architects Burnham and Root of Chicago.[2]

It was built by Joseph Bright Construction Co.[2]

The listing includes 801 Edwin and also "Steelcote Square Number 5" (3418 Gratiot).[2]

There is an office building built in 1922.[2]

The main building is a five-story industrial warehouse/factory building, built an exposed concrete structure. It has concrete piers; it is three bays wide and five bays deep. Between the piers are steel industrial windows above concrete sills above red brick. Its first three floors were completed in 1924; the top two floors and two "penthouses" were added in 1929. One penthouse is the top of the elevator system.[2]

In 2018, renovations began on the factory building to turn it into rental lofts;[3] other buildings in the complex are also being renovated for future shopping and housing.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Timothv P. Maloney; Karen Bode Baxter (March 27, 2007). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Steelcote Manufacturing Company Paint Factory (PDF) (Report). State of Missouri. Retrieved January 16, 2020. Includes architectural plans, historic photos, and 17 photos from 2005.
  3. ↑ "Steelcote Building Renovation Underway in Midtown". Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Steelcote Lofts".


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