The Ville, St. Louis
The Ville | ||
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ZIP code(s) Part of 63113 | ||
Area code(s) | 314 | |
Website | stlouis-mo.gov |
The Ville is a historic
History
Early history
After St. Louis was founded in 1764, the area now known as The Ville was set aside as part of the Grand Prairie Common Fields.[3] At this time period the area was full of farmed land, and the first Black residents arrived at this time as enslaved people by the local farmers in the area.[3] In the early 19th-century the first White settlers arrived in the area, mostly moving from the states of Virginia and Kentucky.[3] Some of the early landowners had recognition in local street names including: Kennerly, Wash (now Whittier), Goode (now Annie Malone Drive), and Taylor.[3] James Kennerly had a large plantation in the area, known as Cote Placquemine (or Persimmon Hill Plantation) near the present intersection of Kennerly and Taylor Avenues; and it was destroyed by fire in 1863.[3]
20th-century
Starting in 1911 the use of
The Antioch Baptist Church on Market St., whose red brick Gothic-style building was constructed in 1921 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was an important cultural center of the Black community during segregation and beyond.[4]
The history of the neighborhood was reviewed and its surviving historic resources were assessed in a 1998 study,[5] and its extension in 2010.[6]
About
As of the 2010 Census, there are 1,868 people living in The Ville and 6,189 people in the surrounding Greater Ville neighborhood.[7]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1990 | 3,061 | — | |
2000 | 2,695 | −12.0% | |
2010 | 1,868 | −30.7% | |
2020 | 1,427 | −23.6% | |
Sources:[8][9] |
In 2020 The Ville's racial makeup was 95.9% Black, 1.7% White, 0.3% American Indian, 1.8% Two or More Races, and 0.4% Some Other Race. 0.3% of the people were of Hispanic or Latino origin.[10]
Education
- De La Salle Middle School at St. Matthew's
- Annie Malone's Emerson Therapeutic Academy (located in De La Salle Middle)
- Harris–Stowe State University
- Sumner High School, 4248 Cottage Avenue
- Turner Middle School
- Williams Middle Community Education Center
Former schools
- Charles Turner Open Air School (or Turner Middle Branch School; built in 1924), 4235 West Kennerly Avenue[11]
- Cote Brilliante Elementary School (closed 2018), 801 North 11th Street[12]
- Marshall School (closed), 4342 Aldine Avenue
- Simmons Colored School (closed, formerly Colored School #8), 4215 Kennerly Avenue[13][14]
Notable buildings
- Antioch Baptist Church (built 1921), 4213 North Market Street; NRHP-listed[4]
- Dr. Herman S. Dreer House (built 1930), 4335 Cote Brilliante Avenue; NRHP-listed[15]
- Homer G. Phillips Hospital (active from 1937–1979), 2601 North Whittier Street; NRHP-listed[16]
- Marshall School (built 1918), 4342 Aldine Avenue; NRHP-listed[17]
- St. Louis Colored Orphans Home (built 1922; now Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center), 2612 Annie Malone Drive; NRHP-listed[18]
- Sumner Stone High School (built 1908), 4248 West Cottage Avenue; NRHP-listed[19]
- Tandy Community Center (built 1938), 4206 West Kennerly Ave.; NRHP-listed[20]
Notable people from The Ville
See also
- Peabody–Darst–Webbe, St. Louis, a neighborhood of another city hospital
References
- ^ Built St. Louis: Homer G. Phillips Hospital
- ^ 2020 Census Neighborhood Results
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Saunders, John; Josse, Lynn; Toft, Carolyn; Longwisch, Cynthia; Mitchell, Steven E. "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: The Ville, St. Louis, Missouri MPS" (PDF). Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc., and Historic Preservation Program Division of State Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-13.
- ^ a b Saunders, John; Josse, Lynn; Mitchell, Steven E. National Register of Historic Places Registration: Antioch Baptist Church. National Park Service. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ John Saunders; Lynn Josse; Carolyn Toft; Cynthia Longwisch; Steven E. Mitchell (November 1998). National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic and Architectural Resources of The Ville. St. Louis [Independent City]. Missouri. National Park Service.
- ^ Betsy Bradley; Jan Cameron; Andrea Gagen; Robert Bettis; Kathleen E. Shea; John Saunders; Lynn Josse; Carolyn Toft; Cynthia Longwisch; Stephen E. Mitchell (August 2010). National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic and Architectural Resources of The Ville, St. Louis (lndependent City), Missouri. National Park Service.
- ^ "Census Results (2010)". City of St. Louis.
- ^ "The Ville Statistics". St Louis, MO. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Neighborhood Census Data". City of St. Louis. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "City of St. Louis" (PDF). City of St. Louis.
- ^ "Charles Turner Open Air School". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System.
- ^ Bernhard, Blythe (2020-02-28). "'Something has to change': Residents invited to discuss St. Louis school closures". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ Kukuljan, Steph (2022-12-11). "Apartments proposed at former school in north St. Louis". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "Developer eyes apartment conversion for closed north St. Louis school". KSDK. December 16, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dreer, Dr. Herman S.. House" (PDF). mostateparks.com. 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Homer G. Phillips Hospital" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 1982-09-23.
- ^ "Marshall School". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Louis Colored Orphans Home" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 29, 2023. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Sumner, Charles, High School". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System.
- ^ "Tandy Community Center". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System.
External links
- Media related to The Ville, St. Louis at Wikimedia Commons