Lindenwood Park is a

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, United States. The Lindenwood Neighborhood is defined by Arsenal Street and

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to the north, Watson and Chippewa Street to the south, Hampton Avenue on the east and the city limits to the west.

Characteristics

Lindenwood Park is largely composed of brick housing stock. Most of the houses were built from the 1930s to the 1950s; some new construction is evident but is limited because there is a lack of open, undeveloped land suitable for development. The neighborhood housing inventory is primarily single-family with some multi-family.

Housing snapshot

A July 2002, review of the Lindenwood Park Neighborhood housing stock shows the following characteristics: * Average housing age is 53 years. * 83% of the housing stock is single-family detached, 5% is 2-unit building, 10% is 3-9 unit building, 2% other. * 83% is owner-occupied. * Median housing value is $180,000. * 17% of the housing stock is renter-occupied. * Median monthly rent is $900.

Commercial

Commercial establishments are located primarily along Hampton and Watson. Lindenwood has a number of Italian restaurants, which represents an influence from the St. Louis Italian Hill neighborhood to the northeast of Lindenwood.

History

The area originally consisted of parts of a vast Spanish

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granted by

Charles Gratiot Charles Chouteau Gratiot (August 29, 1786 – May 18, 1855) was born in St. Louis, Spanish Upper Louisiana Territory, now the present-day State of Missouri. He was the son of Charles Gratiot, Sr., a fur trader in the Illinois country during ...

in 1798. During the first half of the nineteenth century, this broad area was subdivided into various large tracts. Development began in earnest during the first half of the twentieth century. During the 1920s and 1930s, rapid development occurred in the area. Between Hampton and Watson, north of Pernod to Marquette, Southwest Park was opened in 1924, Watson Terrace was

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ted in 1924, followed by Rohndale on Bancroft Avenue in 1926, and Ivanhoe Park in 1927. East of Watson, between Pernod and Chippewa, Somerset Park was platted in 1926, as was the Watson-Chippewa Subdivision in 1928, Wenzlick Park in 1929, and Milton Terrace in 1937. Most major new housing development was completed by 1950, with spot

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development occurring after that time. The most recent major development was the subdivision of Lindenwood Heights in 1963. The names of the Lindenwood streets memorialize prominent citizens and landowners at the time of development. Among the landholders commemorated by street names are James McCausland, James V. Prather, Joseph Weil, Adele Tholozan, Wesley Watson, and James Fyler. Subdividers' names include Bradley, Smiley, and Scanlan. Two nationally prominent Americans of the 1880s who are commemorated are General

Winfield Scott Hancock Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service ...

, a Union general in the

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and presidential nominee in 1880, and

Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885. He was a Republican from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. ...

, the Republican vice-president who succeeded to the presidency after the

assassination of James A. Garfield On July 2, 1881, James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., resulting in his death in Elberon, New Jersey, two and a half months later on September ...

in 1881. Both Hancock and Arthur died in 1886, shortly before the opening of the Harlem Place subdivision.

Demographics

In 2020 Lindenwood Park's racial makeup was 83.1% White, 6.3% Black, 0.1% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 6.6% Two or More Races, and 1.3% Some Other Race. 4.4% of the people were of Hispanic or Latino origin.

References

External links

lindenwoodpark.org
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