The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. In this photograph taken looking northeast on September 23, 1909 the exterior of the building is almost complete and the roof is being put on.
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Photograph, moisture damage left side and across center, 8.8" by 7.04"