Washington University in St. Louis plans to buy two historic former churches near Delmar Boulevard and Trinity Avenue here to use as offices and classrooms, and is seeking University City approval for the plan.  
Washington U. is already under contract to purchase the former University United Methodist Church, at 6901 Washington Avenue, and is negotiating the purchase of the former Assumption Greek Orthodox Church at 6900 Delmar Boulevard, according to public planning documents.
Both churches are privately owned and lease space to University City's Public Library while the library's permanent location at 6701 Delmar Blvd is under renovation. 

If approved, the sales would mark the private college's latest acquisitions in University City and near the Delmar Loop, one of the region's most popular entertainment districts. The university in February acquired seven buildings and two parking lots from Joe Edwards, the longtime driving force behind the Loop, as part of its growing commercial holdings along the roughly 1-mile district, which is near the university's Danforth Campus.