A History Lesson

For those of you who may not have known, I live in what was once a hospital.  What I didn’t know was the detailed history of where it came from and what it once was.  It’s been around for quite some time, caught fire a few times, and finally found use as a condominium building.

This website offers a glimpse at historic buildings in St. Louis.  My favorite is the St. Louis Insane Asylum, originally built in 1869.  There are some cool details I won’t bore you with (such as the fact that I swim right next to it at the YMCA), and some other sites you can peruse.

http://www.builtstlouis.net/arch.html