Jct. of Wells Dr. and McKinley Dr., Forest Park, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri. County/parish: St. Louis.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 14, 2000. NRIS 00000147.
1 contributing building. 3 contributing structures.
The Jewel Box (also known as the St. Louis Floral Conservatory and the City of St. Louis Floral Display House) is a greenhouse located in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri at the intersection of Wells and McKinley Drives. It now serves as a public horticultural facility and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
It was designed by architect William C. E. Becker and built in 1936 by the Robert Paulus Construction Company. It consists of five stepped, composition-covered wood roofs with clerestories, rather than a regular glass roof, in order to prevent damage from frequent hailstorms.
In 2002, just two years after being listed in the National Register of Historical Places (NHRP), the Jewel Box underwent a $3.5 million renovation.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63820471