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1700 block south 1700 block north - King Bee Building 1600 block north - Business Products Center 1500 block south - Washington Square Building 1500 block north - International Shoe Company 1400 blocks - Monkey Building; Washington Building; ect. 1300 block south - Knickerbocker; Lesan-Gould; etc. 1300 block north - Fashion Square 1200 block south - Rudman on the Park, etc. 1200 block north - 1209, 1227 Washington 1100 block south - A.D. Brown, etc. 1100 block north - Hadley Square; Days Inn; Trendmasters 1000 block south - the Merchandise Mart 1000 block north - Bee Hat Co., etc. 900 block north - Lammert Building; Hotel Lennox 800 block south - the Gateway Hotel 500-600 blocks north - Dillards, etc. 400 blocks - Missouri Athletic Club, etc.

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March 2001


November 2008

400 Washington Avenue

WS Hotel and Spa
Originally: Kennard and Sons Carpet Company
Architect: Isaac Taylor

Built as the offices of a carpet manufacturer, this deliciously ornamented Italian Renaissance building later became home to Edison Brothers shoe company, which lasted into the 1990s. It underwent a $6 million rehab and reopened as the WS on Washington hotel in 2000, later changed to the WS Hotel and Spa.

Links:

  • National Register of Historic Places nomination (PDF file)