Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Hall, School, Convent, and Rectory
a.k.a. Our Lady of Perpetual Succor
5217 N. 21st. (Parish Hall), 2017 Linton Ave., (School & Convent), and 2011 Linton Ave. (Rectory), Saint Louis, MO Local significance of the building: Architecture
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
The Missouri Ozarks region is home to the "Bald Knobbers", a vigilante group that formed in the 1880s to enforce the law in the area. They were named after the bald hilltops where they held their meetings and were known for wearing black hoods and using violence to maintain order.