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Alligator Oil Clothing was a clothing company in the United States. The company made oilcloth. Company's buildings in St. Louis are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
The Alligator Oil Cloth building at 4153-71 Bingham Avenue in St. Louis is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis south and west of downtown.
The company's buildings were listed on the National Register in 2013. They are in the Bevo neighborhood at at 4153-7 Bingham Avenue. The two main buildings were designed by architect Leonhard Haege. He also designed the Pevely Dairy plant which also remains standing. They are a four-story reinforced concrete factory building built in 1918 and a two-story reinforced concrete office and factory building built in 1919.[2]
Company history[edit]
Ferguson Waterproof Company was incorporated before 1911 and eventually reorganized as the Alligator Oil Clothing Company in 1916. BVD acquired the company in 1966.[2]