In the first decades of the 20th century, St. Louis embarked on an extensive public-school building campaign. Two architects served as commissioner of buildings for the Board of Education during this period: William B. Ittner from 1897 to 1915 and Rockwell M. Milligan from 1917 until his death in 1929. The buildings that Ittner and Milligan designed are among St. Louis’ greatest physical assets, bringing a unified style of school design to neighborhoods across the city.
The Milligan-designed Scullin School was named after John Scullin, founder of Scullin Steel Co., which ultimately was a supplier for the Gateway Arch. The school was operated by St. Louis Public Schools from 1928 to 2003. The 31,735-square-foot school is located on more than 4 acres. Its gables are stone-coped, and its walls were built using masonry on top of a brick foundation. The school, which hosted kindergarten through fifth grade, has a basement and attic.
Scullin School currently is for sale and is listed as a prime location for mixed or commercial use because of its available land area and location on Kingshighway Boulevard, a high-traffic street.
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