317 N 11th St
Saint Louis, MO 63101
Louderman Bldg · Property For Lease

The Louderman Building at 317 North Eleventh Street in downtown St. Louis is listed under the National Register of Historic Places in the Architecture area of significance. The twelve-story office building, constructed in 1925 at a cost of $750,000, was an investment property funded by local financier, William M. Louderman. In 1925, Louderman contracted with a prestigious local architectural firm, La Beaume & Klein, to design the building. The architects were known for their residential work and also for such important buildings as the Beaumont Medical Building, the downtown YMCA, and late Kiel Auditorium. Their refined civic and institutional buildings typically had in common a limestone base, light colored brick shaft and a decorative cornice. The design for the Louderman Building following in this tradition, contains finely detailed classical ornament at the cornice, the main entrance and in the lobby. The Louderman retains extraordinary integrity with its intact terra cotta cornice and ornamental lobby. Beginning in 2003, the Louderman Building has undergone significant upgrades in a rehabilitation effort. Floors 7 through 12 became Residential Units, while the first five floors have remained as Commercial Units available for lease through Louderman, LLC.