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Several churches were listed as Official Landmarks on November 1974 and named to the National Register of Historic Places, for their architectural and social achievements.
| Churches | History |
| Union Memorial Methodist | In 1840 the church was founded. It is the oldest continuing congregation of African Americans in St. Louis City. Its present building, in the modern style, was erected in 1961. |
| Union Avenue Christian | (1871) Originally formed. In 1904 occupied a chapel on the present site. Due to a depression in 1907, the church floated a bond issue to complete its new building,in an unusual method of church financing for that time.The Italian Romanesque style edifice, designed by architect Albert B. Groves, was completed in 1908. |
| Pilgrim Congregational | (1907) Designed in a modified Romanesque style by Mauran, Russell, and Garden. The Adjoining Danforth Chapel was designed by Jamieson and Spearl in the Tudor Gothic Style, completed in 1941. It became one of the first St. Louis churches to welcome an integrated membership (1953) |
| Parish Temple | In 1907, the Unitarian Church of the Messiah (organized in 1835) dedicated its new building. Its design is in a modified Gothic style and is the work of architect John Lawrence Mauran. In 1946, the Church of the Messiah merged with the Church of the Unity and its old building is presently occupied by Parrish Temple C.M.E. Church |
| Berean Seventh Day Adventist | (1912) A stone building in the English village style . In 1932, a stone parish hall was erected, replacing a brick Sunday school building that was constructed in 1914. |
| Westminister Presbyterian | (1916) Designed by Albert B. Groves and completed in 1916. It is an example of 16th century English Gothic architecture and is constructed of Bedford limestone.This church was formerly the Grand Avenue Presbyterian, which was located on the present site of the Fox Theater. The present name was re-adopted when it moved into a chapel on the Union and Delmar location in 1914. |
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