ST. LOUIS — A ºüÀêÊÓƵ board has thrown its support behind an effort to nominate Chouteau’s Landing to the National Register of Historic Places.
If the National Park Service ultimately approves the designation, it will allow property owners in the district, along the ºüÀêÊÓƵ riverfront south of the Arch grounds, to apply for state and federal historic tax credits that can be used for renovations.
The area is already a target for redevelopment: New York-based Good Developments Group is in the process of acquiring properties across 95 acres in and near Chouteau’s Landing. Plans call for high-rise residential towers, an entertainment district and an advanced manufacturing center producing construction materials for projects across the country.
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The district is being nominated for its contribution to industry: Its nearly 16 acres have two dozen buildings that represent historic patterns of industrial growth in ºüÀêÊÓƵ.
The ºüÀêÊÓƵ Preservation Board’s approval on Monday means the city’s Cultural Resources Office will prepare a report for Missouri’s State Historic Preservation Office in support of the nomination. If the state approves it, the request then goes before the National Park Service.
The National Register of Historic Places is the country’s official list of buildings and sites the Park Service says is worthy of preservation and protection. The designation is somewhat symbolic and doesn’t mean a property can’t be demolished or altered, unless local law dictates otherwise. But the register can be a windfall for developers: Tax credits can rise into the tens of millions of dollars for big projects.
The vacant, former AT&T tower in downtown’s central business district was added to the National Register last year. The architecture firm that led that nomination, Kansas City-based Rosin Preservation, also is behind the Chouteau’s Landing nomination.