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) is an Art Deco display greenhouse in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. Designed by William C. E. Becker and completed in 1936 with Public Works Administration support, it replaced earlier seasonal greenhouse displays and became a permanent floral conservatory. The building’s stepped glass form and surrounding reflecting pools make it one of the park’s most distinctive structures. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 and restored in 2002, it remains in use as a public conservatory and event space.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63820471