St. Louis Abbey

A newly spotted local architectural find - The St. Louis Abbey. It is on the grounds of the Priory School. There are 23 Benedictine monks living in a monastery on the grounds today. I believe the founding monks were dispatched from an abbey in North Yorkshire, England.

This building was was designed by Gyo Obata of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum (HOK) and was completed in 1962. It has that vibe, doesn't it? Apparently, it was one of HOK's first "name making" projects, although today HOK is a very large architectural firm.

Anyway, a unique find and I was delighted to stumble upon it. If you are curious and want to read further, here is a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Louis_Abbey

Anyway - it was nice to have some "architecture photo therapy" today. :) I have some interior shots, but they are difficult to understand without seeing the exterior design first.

Thanks so much for taking time to visit.

[Danette Thompson]

Very interesting architecture and super capture.

[Rosie Kerr]

@danette Thanks... you know, I wasn't wild about the exterior. It seems so dated and futuristic, but it certainly is unique.

[Kathy]

I love all the arches. I bet it's beautiful inside.

[Gayle Sears]

Interesting architecture.

[Jane Anderson]

It truly is a find, and I'm looking forward to seeing the interior as well!

[Lisa Poland]

Gorgeous!

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful pic!

[*lynn]

beautiful and interesting architecture ... fav

[Taffy]

Wow -- all those arches! This is fantastic! It looks like something we'd see in Greece with the brilliant blue of the sky and the white siding.

[Debs Stott]

What a stunning building, certainly not your traditional abbey! Beautiful shot.

[Clare Gadsby]

Awesome building

[Pam Knowler]

It looks like a building out of Star Treck! Wonderful repetition of all those arches! What a great find! Fav!

[Mona]

How beautiful against this blue, blue sky. Looking forward for the interior shots.

[Yao RL]

You made me want to become a monk.

[Rachel]

A bit like a wedding cake, the architecture is amazing.

[Joan Robillard]

Gorgeous building

[Graham Thresher]

Great capture.

[Myrna O'Hara]

What an incredible building shot

[Tineke]

All those lines beautiful

[Sally Ings]

What wonderful architecture! As a youngster growing up we had a church nearby that had a similar spire and was known as 'the lemon squeezer church'.

[gloria jones]

Super shot, lines, repetition

[Rosie Kerr]

@salza Oh, that is great... it kind of looks like a lemon squeezer! :)

[Phil Cameron]

a church like no other i have seen but fantastic Fav

[Tom]

Wonderful wide angle capture. great lines and clarity

[Jane Pittenger]

How did you ever get it so perfectly lined up? Magnificent, fav

[Rosie Kerr]

@jgpittenger Thanks, Jane... it is just a thing that I can do. Weirdly, but true.

[Marnie]

Oh wow Rosie, what a fascinating piece of architecture. Lots of photo ops in there.

[Kim Harper]

Such in interesting building, isn't it. Almost looks like a small paper sculpture created in art class. Beautiful.

[bkb in the city]

Great looking building

[Yeshanghai]

Wonderful capture