Name/Title
Oriels, Architectural Window Projects on St. Joseph Businesses, Photos (15), 1961Entry/Object ID
P1994.1H.136Description
Oriels, Architectural Window Projects on St. Joseph Business, Photos (15), 1962. b/w. Oriels are architectural features on commercial buildings, especially Queen Anne-style, c. 1880s. An oriel window is a form of bay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground. Supported by corbels, brackets, or similar cantilevers, an oriel window is most commonly found projecting from an upper floor but is also sometimes used on the ground floor. Don Reynolds & Mary Boder photographed oriels found on buildings around St. Joseph in 1961. Some of the buildings included were razed during Urban Renewal in the 1970s. See Museum Graphic, Winter, 1962.
94.1H.136 = Oriel on building at SE Corner of 8th & Jules, Red Brick, begins at steeple above roof, Round, extends through 2nd-story. (This building razed in Urban Renewal in 1970s) =
94.1H.137 = Oriel on Player's Night Club, NW corner 17th & Frederick. Rounded oriel with dome above roof top, covers 2nd story of 2-story building. (This building was razed, perhaps 1990s).
94.1H.138 = Oriel on Pharmacy Building, White, Rounded top, covering 2nd & 3rd floors at building corner. Unidentified but this may be Red Cross Pharmacy 9th & Frederick Avenue. (Razed in Urban Renewal in 1970s.)
94.1H.139 = Oriel on Moss Building, NE corner of 8th & Edmond. Octagonal with domed roof, Top above roof line extends down top story only. (This building razed in Urban Renewal in 1970s).
94.1H.140 = Oriel on Schneider Building, 701 Felix, on NE corner. with rounded building corner. It features domed oriel on this rounded corner at roof top with slate roof and terra cotta sides. "Schneider Building" sign visible on rounded corner below 2nd story. The building was built as a YMCA, the first YMCA in MO. (This building was razed in Urban Renewal c. 1974).
94.1H.141 = Oriel on side of Fire Station No.9 at 23rd & Frederick. The white oriel hangs from the east side of building and does not extend above roof-line. It appears to be anchored at ground. (In 2020, this building still stands but is no longer a fire station.)
94.1H.142, 147-150 = Oriel on side of commercial building on northside of Frederick Avenue, between 10th & 11th, east half setting adjacent to alley. White rounded oriel with dome extending above roofline down through 2nd story. Across the street from city Hall. (building razed, perhaps 2000). Photos by Don Reynolds & Mary Boder, Oct. 1961
94.1H.143-146 = Oriel on corner of Al's Market, NW corner of 12th & Frederick. White, Rounded top, extends between roof down through 2nd-story. (This building still stands in 2020) Taken by Don Reynolds, Oct. 1961.
Original digital scan located on History CD 04Made/Created
Date made
1961Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Architecture, Bay windowsSearch Terms
Architecture in St. Joseph, Oriel, Red Cross Pharmacy, Fire Station No. 9, Players Night Club, Al's Market, Schneider Building, Moss BuildingDimensions
Height
8 inWidth
10 inDimension Notes
Various sizes included
