The outlines of where an AT&T corporate logo sign was once attached can be seen atop the AT&T tower located at 909 Chestnut Street in downtown St. Louis, seen n Thursday, July 29, 2021. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis board on Monday signed off on an effort to put downtown’s former AT&T tower in the National Register of Historic Places.
The move — if ultimately approved by the National Park Service — would allow the owner, New York-based SomeraRoad Inc., to apply for state and federal historic tax credits for a redevelopment that’s likely to cost millions of dollars. SomeraRoad has not yet revealed its plans for the property.
The St. Louis Preservation Board’s approval means the city’s Cultural Resources Office will prepare a report for Missouri’s State Historic Preservation Office in support of the nomination of the property, at 909 Chestnut St.
The new owner of the former AT&T tower, New York-based SomeraRoad, is seeking to get the building, built in 1986, approved for historic status in St. Louis. Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com
If approved Monday, then the nomination will be presented on July 15 to the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in Jefferson City before heading to the National Park Service. The property is expected to be in the National Register by late September.
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The outlines of where an AT&T corporate logo sign was once attached can be seen atop the AT&T tower located at 909 Chestnut Street in downtown St. Louis, seen n Thursday, July 29, 2021. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
