Built St. Louis
Historic Downtown

The Cotton Belt Building (orig. Planter's Hotel)
408 N. Pine Street
Built: 1894
Architect: Isaac S. Taylor
Status: Demolished 1976; now the site of the former Boatmen's Tower.

Planter's Hotel was a reknown St. Louis destination for many years; this building was the hotel's third home. The hotel prospered for another twenty or so years after re-opening in the new building; however, business suffered during World War I. The hotel closed in 1922 and the building was eventually converted to office space.

The building was renamed the Cotton Belt Building in 1930; it was headquarters for the entire Cotton Belt railroad until the mid-1950s. It was torn down in 1976 and today the one-time Boatman's Tower stands on the site.

Locator Map

Image notes:
1 - Image from the Historic American Buildings Survey. View looking south along Broadway, with the Old Court House visible at left.
2 - Detail at 2nd story -- image from the Historic American Buildings Survey
3 - South elevation as seen from Old Court House lawn - image from the Historic American Buildings Survey
4 - Postcard scan courtesy of M.L. Furman


Image from the Historic American Buildings Survey.

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