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I was born in 1921 in downtown St. Louis, Missouri in the middle of the good old USA

I want to tell the story of two men of a certain little town in Missouri. One afternoon in late spring fair in 1891 two men graduated at the same university.

They were very similar, these two young men. Both had been better than average students, both were personable and well liked. As young graduates tend to be. They were filled with ambitious dreams for the future.

And that day graduation with college diplomas in hand these young men set out from St. Louis University to make their mark on the world. Some 30 years later, they met at the inauguration of a new building. It was a special moment because one of the men had designed and built this magnificent building for a very important customer.

They were very similar. Both were happily married. Both had three children. And both had gone to work as an architect.

But there was a famous architect with projects in Chicago, New York, and the Missouri State Capital. The other still a draftsman. The difference between the two men was not a difference of capacity but a difference in the decision.

What is the difference

A man trained himself to be the best architect he could and leave a legacy through his work. His dream was to construct buildings that stand the test of time. The other was just happy to put his work on paper.

My father was the man who put his ideas into action. He built something that would last several lifetimes, see many wars, live birth of a new century.

My father was Thomas P. Barnett, the man who built this building at 3207 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63103. And he and assembled with art glass shades of amber, blue, green and red. I am Conquistador. I've been watching this building since my last piece of glass was established 87 years ago.

I am glad that Thomas P. Barnett put a lifetime of craft and care in my building.

He died in 1930 but his career on life. I would tell you more about the building that has survived so strongly and steadfast. First let me tell you about me. I am the window "Art Glass Conquistador

30 "by 30" inch, colored art glass depicting a Spanish conquistador. I am facing left when looking out the window from inside. I hold a shield with a Spanish cross protection agent.

During the turn of the century era in St. Louis companies many windows used as an accent to their fine properties.

The Art Deco Era Spanish Mission architecture.

The building is an office building vintage 1920s construction in the Spanish Mission style Art Deco. Office building of Art Deco and Spanish Mission Style began the day in the late 1800s and continued until the 1930s style. A famous example of this style is the San Diego Union Station completed in 1919.

The building has many unique architectural features. Three large banquet rooms, smaller conference rooms, deluxe rooms private, full service bars, and multiple toilet. "They do not build em like they used to" It's just a building with a solid foundation at home for your valuable business assets and clients. 23,000 s / f of unique canvas for you and your designer to create a design the most amazing. Enough space to express yourself, your ideas, your creativity and dreams.

This building is built in conjunction with foundations, walls, support columns, and even the roofs deck is concrete. The exterior walls 18 inches thick at first floor. The many beautiful crowned columns 11 feet on center for stability. Accumulation.