Carrswold Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Carrswold Historic District

Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri
Listed
September 8, 1982
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82004889

About this property

The Carrswold Historic District is a historic district in Clayton, Missouri. The district comprises a subdivision patterned after the garden city movement containing 23 single-family homes built between 1922 and 1924, which are located on Carrswold Drive on the north side of Wydown Boulevard. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Carrswold was designed by Danish-born landscape architect Jens Jensen and was built on the former estate of St. Louis businessman Robert E. Carr, for which the subdivision was named.

Location

1--26 Carrswold Dr.
Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri
38.64554, -90.32967

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 82004889. It was listed on September 8, 1982.

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Brentmoor Park, Brentmoor and Forest Ridge District
Industrial
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Action at St. Louis (Spanish Fort San Carlos)
1780Revolutionary War
7.1 mi
Capture of Cahokia (Illinois 1778)
1778Revolutionary War
8.7 mi
Pontiac assassinated at Cahokia 1769
1769Colonial
9 mi
Capture of Cahokia (Clark)
1778Revolutionary War
9.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Carrswold Historic District listed on the National Register?

Carrswold Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Carrswold Historic District?

Carrswold Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Carrswold Historic District?

The period of significance for Carrswold Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1922.

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