Bounded by Magnolia Ave. on N, Grand Blvd. on E, Arsenal St. on S, and Kings Highway Blvd. on W, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri. County/parish: St. Louis.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 17, 1972. NRIS 72001556.
18 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 10 contributing structures. 4 contributing objects.Also known as:
Tower Grove Park is a municipal park in St. Louis, Missouri. Located on the south side of the city, the elongated 289-acre (117 ha) park extends 1.6 miles (2.6 km) from Kingshighway Boulevard east to Grand Boulevard. The park’s predominately residential surroundings include the neighborhoods of Southwest Garden, Shaw, Tower Grove East, and Tower Grove South.
Both Tower Grove Park and the neighboring Missouri Botanical Garden were part of the estate of 19th-century businessman and botanist Henry Shaw. In 1868, Shaw donated the land for the park to the city of St. Louis.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63821103