Bell Telephone Building
The Bell Telephone Building, located at 920 Olive Street in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, was built in 1889 to house the switchboard and local headquarters of the Bell Telephone Company.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: listed on the NRHP
- Address: 920 Olive Street, Saint Louis, MO 63101
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wainwright Building and Busch Stadium.
Wainwright Building
Protected area
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The Wainwright Building is a 10-story, 41 m terra cotta office building at 709 Chestnut Street in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The Wainwright Building is considered to be one of the first aesthetically fully expressed early skyscrapers. Wainwright Building is situated 930 feet southeast of Bell Telephone Building.
Busch Stadium
Stadium
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Busch Stadium is a baseball stadium located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It is the home of Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals. It has a seating capacity of 44,383, with 3,706 club seats and 61 luxury suites. Busch Stadium is situated 2,300 feet south of Bell Telephone Building.
Orpheum Theater
Historic building
Photo: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Orpheum Theater in St. Louis, Missouri is a Beaux-Arts style theater, built in 1917. It was constructed by local self-made millionaire Louis A. Cella and designed by architect Albert Lansburgh. Orpheum Theater is situated 690 feet northeast of Bell Telephone Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown St. Louis and Columbus Square.
Downtown St. Louis
Neighborhood
Downtown St. Louis is the central business district of St. Louis, Missouri, the hub of tourism and entertainment, and the anchor of the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Columbus Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Columbus Square is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bounded by Cass Avenue to the north, I-70 to the east, Tucker & North 13th Streets to the west, and Cole Street to the south.
Downtown West
Neighborhood
Downtown West is a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. It is, as the name suggests, a section of downtown that is further inland, west from the banks of the Mississippi River.
Bell Telephone Building
- Categories: commercial building, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St. Louis, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.62887° or 38° 37′ 44″ northLongitude
-90.19452° or 90° 11′ 40″ westInception
1889Levels
7Open location code
86CFJRH4+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 253309119OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q4883272
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