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 Window to the 19th-century |
2000 Park Ave St. Louis, MO 63104 United States |
The oldest remaining "private place" in the city (private place meaning, in St. Louis, an upscale, limited-access street with interesting architecture and zoning restrictions), Benton Place was laid out in 1868 as part of the developing Lafayette Square neighborhood. Its dozen or so houses, framed by four massive residences at its entrance, are mostly in the Second Empire Mansard style. A derelict street of rooming houses some 30 years ago, it is today the most fashionable street in once-again-fashionable Lafayette Square. The private homes are not open to the public, but visitors can feel free to enjoy a walk through the neighborhood. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Donna Ward |
 Photo: Mark |
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A showcase for Victorian architecture |
Missouri St at Park Ave St. Louis, MO 63104 United States |
An old neighborhood just to the Southwest of Downtown St. Louis, Lafayette Square was once among the wealthiest and most fashionable of St. Louis' neighborhoods, its large villas drawing the wealthy out from the downtown center. Lafayette Park, the last remaining of the old French common fields, was named after the Marquis de Lafayette, who visited St. Louis in 1825. After being badly damaged by a tornado in 1896, the neighborhood went into a long decline. By the time of the Depression, most of the grand homes had become rooming houses. Today, the renovation that began in the 1960's is almost complete, as a walk around the old Victorian neighborhood will attest. Don't miss the beautiful pond and Revolutionary War-era cannons in the park. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Anna House |
 Photo: Jeffrey Ricker |
 Photo: Jeffrey Ricker |
 Photo: Tom Lampe  |
 Photo: Anna House |
 Photo: Andrew D. Kerman |
 Photo: Chris Hoge |