Barnett, Haynes & Barnett

Barnett, Haynes & Barnett

Company type	Architectural firm
Industry	Architecture
Founded	1895 (1895)
Founder	Thomas P. Barnett, John Ignatius Haynes, George Dennis Barnett
Defunct	1930 (1930)
Headquarters	St. Louis , United States
Products	Architectural design, notable projects include Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis

Barnett, Haynes & Barnett was a prominent architectural practice based in St. Louis, Missouri, recognized for creating many of the city's distinguished landmarks, especially those commissioned by the Catholic Church. Their most renowned achievement is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Numerous projects by the firm have earned places on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Established around 1895, the firm was founded by partners Thomas P. Barnett, John Ignatius Haynes, and George Dennis Barnett. The Barnett brothers were sons of English-born architect George I. Barnett, with Haynes connected through familial ties. Following George D. Barnett’s death in 1922, the firm’s final documented work dates to approximately 1930.

Work

The firm's portfolio includes significant commissions that illustrate its market prominence and business expansion:

• Rockcliffe Mansion, Hannibal, Missouri, 1898–1900 (NRHP-listed)
• Entry gates and residences (#3, #7, #11) at Kingsbury Place, 1902
• Loretto Academy, Kansas City, 1902
• Palace of Liberal Arts, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904 (temporary structure)
• Hotel Jefferson, St. Louis, 1904 (NRHP-listed)
• Mark Twain Hotel, Hannibal, Missouri, 1905 (NRHP-listed)
• St. John's Mercy Hospital Building, Springfield, Missouri, 1906 (demolished circa 1970)
• Marquette Hotel, St. Louis, 1907 (NRHP-listed)
• Connor Hotel, Joplin, Missouri, 1908
• Himmelberger and Harrison Building, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1908 (NRHP-listed)
• Immaculate Conception Church and Rectory, St. Louis, 1908
• Congregation Temple Israel within Holy Corners Historic District, St. Louis, 1908
• Illinois Athletic Club, Chicago, Illinois, 1908
• Hotel Stratford, Alton, Illinois, 1909 (NRHP-listed)
• Former Loretto Academy building in St. Louis, 1909 (NRHP-listed)
• Lenox Hall at University City in St. Louis, 1910
• Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, Texas, 1912 (NRHP-listed)
• Brockman Building and New York Cloak and Suit House annex in Los Angeles, California, 1912 (NRHP-listed)
• Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis completed in 1912
• Busch Mausoleum located in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, 1915
• Post-Dispatch building in St. Louis completed in 1916 (NRHP-listed)
• Cathedral of St Patrick in El Paso, Texas, 1916
• Saint Clement Catholic Church in Chicago constructed between 1917–1918
• McFarlin Building and McFarlin House in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1918 (NRHP-listed)
• Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged in Nashville, Tennessee, 1919 (NRHP-listed)
• Crestview Manor residence within Tulsa’s Buena Vista Park Historic District., 1919 (NRHP-listed)
• Arcade Building located in St. Louis., 1919
• Hotel Claridge in Memphis Tennessee.,1924 designed alongside Memphis architects Jones & Furbringer (NRHP-listed)
• Jefferson Arms Apartments in St. Louis.,1928
• B'Nai Israel Synagogue in Cape Girardeau Missouri.,1937

Other notable commissions encompass Colonial Hotel in Springfield Missouri., Hamilton Hotel in St.Louis., Martin Shaughnessy Building in St.Louis., Southern Hotel in Chicago., Star Building in St.Louis., Robert Henry Stockton House in St.Louis., as well as various properties within Hamilton Place Historic District and Waterman Place-Kingsbury Place-Washington Terrace Historic District in St.Louis — many recognized on the NRHP.

This extensive body of work reflects the firm's effective leadership within architecture across diverse geographic locations and sectors such as hospitality and religious buildings—highlighting its competitive positioning and consistent growth throughout the early twentieth century.

External links

• Emporis database of projects