19 Aug photographic survey of theodore link’s richardsonian romanesque style st. louis union station in summer, 2025
exterior images of theodore link’s gargantuan romanesque style union station headhouse (1894), located at 1820 market street, st. louis, mo.
the station’s distinctive interior and exterior design program was handled by edmund cameron, who worked for h.h. richardson, where he oversaw construction of richardson’s glessner house (1887) and marshall field warehouse (1887-1930). he also greatly admired the work of harvey ellis and was well-versed in ellis’s architectural ornament.
the exterior is comprised of indiana limestone, supplied by the bedford stone quarries company, bedford, ind.
