TARTARIA MAPS St. Louis · a catalogue study 7 places, arranged by recorded date Edition 2026-10-09.1 Explore a selection of the city's released records in chronological order. Compare buildings, surviving details, and the source material behind each date. This automatically assembled study is a starting point for your own exploration. A remote or manually navigated catalogue study. The order follows recorded dates, not a pedestrian route; nearby regional places may be far apart. No walking duration is estimated. Check each place's actual location and visitor rules. A catalogue pin does not grant entry or confirm present access. Use the atlas record and linked sources to plan a visit. Automatically assembled catalogue study. Where text is drawn from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 applies to that text (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Wikipedia article and contributor links are included with each applicable stop. Passages may be excerpted or abridged and include additional editorial date context. Other sources and original observation prompts retain their own terms. Catalogue study: no walking route or distance is estimated. This text guide works without a network connection after you download it. Map links, external sources, and browser narration may require connectivity. No map tiles or audio recording are included. 1. OLD POST OFFICE AND CUSTOM HOUSE Old Post Office and Custom House Reported completion / phase: 1884 · Building Catalogue point: 38.62888889, -90.19277778 CHAPTER A granite federal building with a mansard dome, sculptured pediment and interior courtyard, developed for postal, customs and judicial uses. 1873–1884. Built between 1873 and 1884 under successive federal architects. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate. RECORD CONTEXT 1873–1884. Built between 1873 and 1884 under successive federal architects. RECORD CONTEXT Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=st-louis-mo&candidate=mullett-old-post-office-st-louis&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Customhouse_and_Post_Office_(St._Louis,_Missouri) 2. OLD U.S. CUSTOM HOUSE AND POST OFFICE Old U.S. Custom House and Post Office Completed after 1875–1884 construction (City of St. Louis): 1884 · Building Catalogue point: 38.62889, -90.19278 CHAPTER Built across the late 1870s and early 1880s, the federal Custom House and Post Office combines a large masonry block with an elaborate mansard roof and Second Empire detailing. LOOK FOR What does the roofline suggest about how a nineteenth-century federal building projected authority? ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=st-louis-mo&candidate=site-st-louis-old-custom-house&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Customhouse_and_Post_Office_(St._Louis,_Missouri) City of St. Louis · Victorian City government buildings https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/cultural-resources/preservation-plan/The-Victorian-City-Government-Buildings.cfm 3. ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION AND MUSIC HALL — FORMER SITE St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall — former site Built (City of St. Louis): 1884 · Former site Catalogue point: 38.629829, -90.199063 CHAPTER Opened in 1884, this large exhibition and performance building used brick, stone, and terra cotta with classical detailing. It once dominated the blocks around Olive and 14th. The exposition hall is no longer standing. The city inventory does not give a verified demolition year; St. Louis Central Library now occupies this area. LOOK FOR How large was this hall relative to the blocks and library building visible on the site today? ACCESS The pin is an approximate point near Olive and 14th Streets, the address recorded by the city. It is not a surveyed center of the vanished 502-by-332-foot building. RECORD CONTEXT The exposition hall is no longer standing. The city inventory does not give a verified demolition year; St. Louis Central Library now occupies this area. RECORD CONTEXT The pin is an approximate point near Olive and 14th Streets, the address recorded by the city. It is not a surveyed center of the vanished 502-by-332-foot building. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=st-louis-mo&candidate=site-st-louis-exposition-music-hall&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Exposition_and_Music_Hall City of St. Louis · Exposition and Music Hall inventory https://dynamic.stlouis-mo.gov/history/structdetail.cfm?Master_ID=1418 4. WAINWRIGHT BUILDING Wainwright Building Completed (National Park Service): 1891 · Building Catalogue point: 38.6271, -90.19215 CHAPTER Completed in 1891, the Wainwright Building is an early tall office building designed by Adler & Sullivan. Its vertical piers and richly ornamented upper band made it a landmark of the Chicago School. LOOK FOR How does the facade emphasize height while keeping its detailed cornice visible from the street? ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=st-louis-mo&candidate=Q1143548&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainwright_Building National Park Service · Wainwright Building National Historic Landmark https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/68000054 OpenStreetMap via Mapcarta · Wainwright Building point https://mapcarta.com/W109152488 National Park Service · Wainwright Building National Historic Landmark https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/c4397f52-7f4c-4edd-bd90-2c69643e4c44 5. ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA CHURCH St. Stanislaus Kostka Church Current church dedicated (City of St. Louis): 1892 · Building Catalogue point: 38.64201, -90.20599 CHAPTER The present church was dedicated in 1892. Its twin towers and Romanesque-Byzantine forms remain, though the former central dome has been removed. The congregation had an earlier church. The standing church was designed in 1891 and dedicated in 1892; its original central dome was later removed. LOOK FOR Can you identify where the removed central dome once changed the church's silhouette? ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The congregation had an earlier church. The standing church was designed in 1891 and dedicated in 1892; its original central dome was later removed. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=st-louis-mo&candidate=site-st-louis-st-stanislaus-church&detail=1 SOURCES City of St. Louis · St. Stanislaus Kostka Church https://dynamic.stlouis-mo.gov/history/structdetail.cfm?Master_ID=1378 OpenStreetMap via Mapcarta · St. Stanislaus church point https://mapcarta.com/21160210 City of St. Louis · St. Stanislaus Kostka Church https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/cultural-resources/city-landmarks/St-Stanislaus-Kostka-Church.cfm 6. ST. LOUIS UNION STATION St. Louis Union Station Opened (American Society of Civil Engineers): 1894 · Building Catalogue point: 38.628111, -90.208 CHAPTER Union Station opened in 1894 as a vast rail terminal. Its clock tower, arched spaces, and former train shed made it a major visual gateway to St. Louis. The station opened in 1894; a city landmark page describes the larger complex as constructed through 1896. The displayed year is the opening, not the end of every construction phase. LOOK FOR Which features of the headhouse still announce the building's former role as a rail gateway? ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The station opened in 1894; a city landmark page describes the larger complex as constructed through 1896. The displayed year is the opening, not the end of every construction phase. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=st-louis-mo&candidate=site-st-louis-union-station&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Union_Station American Society of Civil Engineers · Union Station https://www.asce.org/about-civil-engineering/history-and-heritage/historic-landmarks/union-station City of St. Louis · Union Station landmark https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/cultural-resources/city-landmarks/Union-Station.cfm 7. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TRUST COMPANY BUILDING Mississippi Valley Trust Company Building Recorded year (source inventory): 1896 · Building Catalogue point: 38.627, -90.1885 CHAPTER The Mississippi Valley Trust Company Building is a historic building in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling. RECORD CONTEXT The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article. ATLAS RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=st-louis-mo&candidate=Q22060309&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Valley_Trust_Company_Building Wikidata · Wikidata Q22060309 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22060309 Your observations __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________