Section 106 Guidelines: City of St Louis

Interior Details

Existing interior architectural elements in all public spaces should be retained if possible. Interior elements may include:

  • mantels
  • pocket doors
  • interior doors
  • bookcases/shelves
  • ornamental columns or posts
  • door and window casings
  • baseboards
  • stair handrails
  • paneling
  • wainscoting
  • chair and dish rails
  • tin ceilings
  • ceiling medallions and crown moldings.

    If the architectural features are deteriorated or damaged, or if removal is made necessary by wall furring, it should be carefully removed and reinstalled. If reinstallation is impossible, the trim must be replicated.

  • If exterior walls must be furred out to provide additional insulation, the following detail for maintaining interior window trim is acceptable:

    This is an example of detail for maintaining interior window trim.

    Flooring

    Existing wood or ceramic flooring in public spaces should be repaired and refinished if necessary. Individual veneer or boards can be replaced if necessary; water stains can be removed by bleaching with oxalic acid and then sanded. (Be especially careful in refinishing parquet or other delicate veneer flooring. Often the veneer is very thin, and over- sanding can easily destroy it.) Where the floor is sufficiently damaged to make refinishing infeasible, it should never be removed or destroyed; but the installation of carpeting is acceptable.

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