Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District
- Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District
Infobox_nrhp | name =Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District
nrhp_type = nhld
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caption =
location= St. Louis, Missouri
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 38
lat_seconds = 54
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 90
long_minutes = 18
long_seconds = 35
long_direction = W
locmapin = Missouri
area =
built =1900
architect= Jamieson & Spearl; Et al.
architecture= Late Gothic Revival, Other
designated= February 27, 1987[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1814&ResourceType=District|title=Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District |accessdate=2008-04-25|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service] ]
added = January 12, 1979[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = Private
refnum=79003636The Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District was the site of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the 1904 Summer Olympics. Many of the exposition buildings were temporary in nature, but a number of permanent structures were built and are used by Washington University, which calls this area the Danforth Campus.
The Palace of Fine Art, designed by architect Cass Gilbert, featured a grand interior sculpture court based on the Roman Baths of Caracalla. Standing at the top of Art Hill, it now serves as the home of the St. Louis Art Museum.
The Administration Building is now Brookings Hall, the defining landmark on Washington University campus. Some of the mansions from the Exposition's era survive along Lindell Boulevard at the north border of Forest Park.
The Missouri State building was planned as a permanent structure, but it burned down on November 18, and since the fair was almost over it was not rebuilt. After the fair, the World's Fair Pavilion was built on the site of the Missouri building.
Completed in 1913, the Jefferson Memorial building was built near the main entrance to the Exposition, at Lindell and DeBalivere. It was built with proceeds from the fair, to commemorate Thomas Jefferson, who initiated the Louisiana Purchase, and to store the Exposition's records and archives. It is now home to the Missouri History Museum.
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