Victoria Building
819 Locust Street
Built: 1893; remodeled 1905
Architect: Louis Sullivan; Eames & Young, remodelling
Status: demolished, 1974. Site is now a parking lot. Images from the Historic American Buildings Survey.

The St. Nicholas Hotel was one of three buildings in St. Louis by famed architect Louis Sullivan. A 1905 fire severely damaged it; the building was remodeled and renamed . Little remained of Sullivan's original design (shown above left) afterwards.

When the building's pending demolition was announced, preservation advocates could find little reason to save it. A few spandrel panels and other trim details were saved by researchers.

Some of the building's original doorknobs may be seen here.

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* - images from the Historic American Buildings Survey.