Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“Francis de Sales Church, also known as the Oratory of Saint Francis de Sales, is a Catholic oratory in south St. It is the second largest church in the Archdiocese of St.”
Wikipedia article St. Francis de Sales Oratory, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 663 National Register listings published here for St. Louis County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of St. Francis de Sales Church between 2006 and 2014, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 October 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 102 workings within 5 miles of St. Francis de Sales Church: 93 past producers, 5 producers, 3 plants, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Sauget Zinc Refinery | Zinc, Refiner, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Plant | ||
| Delore Barite Mill | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Hypothetical Lead Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, Cadmium | Prospect | Underground | |
| Krummel and Buchner Mine | Coal, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Pfizer Inc. Mineral Pigments | Iron | Producer | ||
| St Louis Perlite Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Parker-Russell Fireclay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Tole and Thorp Fireclay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Superior Dredge and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravois-Jefferson Streetcar Suburb Historic District (Boundary Increase) | under 500 feet | 2016 | |
| Tower Grove East Historic District | under 500 feet | 2013 | |
 | Union Depot Railroad Co. Building | 0.2 miles | 2006 |
| St. Francis de Sales Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2012 | |
| Koken Barbers' Supply Co. Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2007 | |
 | Wachter Motor Car Company Building | 0.3 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78003393 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Louis County | All 663 listed properties in this county. |
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