Lafayette Square Historic District is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
roughly bounded by Hickory and 18th Sts., Jefferson and Lafayette Aves. in
St. Louis,
Missouri. Buildings in the district include a
department store, a single dwelling, a
public park, and a specialty store. The district was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1972. A boundary increase in 1986 added an area roughly bounded by Chouteau Ave., Dolman, Lafayette Ave., and S. Eighteenth St. and Vail Pl. and MacKay Pl. Buildings in the boundary increase include single and multiple dwellings, a manufacturing facility and a specialty store.
Original NRHP document.
Boundary increase NRHP document
See also
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Lafayette Square, St. Louis
Lafayette Square is a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri, which is bounded on the north by Chouteau Avenue, on the south by Interstate 44, on the east by Truman Parkway, and on the west by South Jefferson Avenue. It surrounds Lafayette Park (' ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis south and west of downtown
References
Second Empire architecture in Missouri
Italianate architecture in Missouri
Geography of St. Louis
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis
1972 establishments in Missouri
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