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Municipal park in St. Louis, Missouri, US in St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Bounded by Magnolia Ave. on N, Grand Blvd. on E, Arsenal St. on S, and Kings Highway Blvd. on W, St. Louis (Independent City), MO |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Listed | Mar 17, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72001556 |
| Type of place | urban park |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 18 buildings, 10 structures, 1 sites, 4 objects |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Bounded by Magnolia Ave. on N, Grand Blvd. on E, Arsenal St. on S, and Kings Highway Blvd. on W, St. Louis (Independent City), MO |
| Website | towergrovepark.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 38.60743, -90.25785 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Gateway Arch National Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72001556. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.