The Steedman Architectural Collection
Donated in 1928 to the St. Louis Public Library, this library collection consists of over 1,500 titles related to prominent architects, styles and movements throughout Western history. Learn more about the structure and aesthetics of architecture with examples of domes, waterworks, windows and types of columns. Read about decorative art, like ornamental metalwork, mosaics and tiles, furnishings and designing interiors. Check out different architecture publications from Germany, Rome and Britain and landmarks, sacred places and other types of buildings. You can also read up on featured architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright and Sir Christopher Wren, and movements such as Art Deco and the Gothic style.
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