The Beethoven Conservatory

Front of The Beethoven Conservatory

The Beethoven Conservatory is the name of both a music conservatory and a historic building associated with that school in St. Louis, Missouri. The music conservatory, named after the composer Ludwig van Beethoven, was established in 1871, and remained active as a school of higher education in music until it closed in 1936 during the Great Depression. The historic building known as the Beethoven Conservatory was designed by architect John Ludwig Wees and is located at 2301 Locust St. It was built for the music school in 1891 and was the home of the Beethoven Conservatory until the school moved to new premises in 1905. In 1913 the building was purchased by the Otis Elevator Company. In 1989 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and at that point in time the building was in use by the Cordes Printing Company.

Music Conservatory

The Beethoven Conservatory was established in 1871 by August Waldauer, Herman Lawitzky, and a musician by the name of Mr. Williams. It closed in 1936. The St Louis Amateur Orchestra was organized at The Beethoven Conservatory in 1893, and was later renamed the St Louis Orchestra Club in 1909.

Alumni

• Dorothy Morton

References

Bibliography

• Howard Louis Conard (ed.). "Music in St. Louis". Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference, Volume 4. Southern History Company.