City Hall, 6801 Delmar, University City, St. Louis County, MO

Significance: The City Hall of University City, a five-story octagonal structure, was built in 1903 to serve as the executive building for the corporations of Edward Gardner Lewis, the founder of the city. University City acquired the building in a trade for the old City Hall on May 15, 1930. It was appraised at $855,000 and was dedicated as the official headquarters of the City on November 1, 1930. The building was designed by Herbert C. Chivers, who described its design as "the only strictly monumental office building in the world." Subsequently, the name of the architect has been chiseled from the cornerstone.
Survey number: HABS MO-249
Building/structure dates: 1903 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: after 1960 Subsequent Work