Queeny Park

Queeny Park is a park located in Ballwin, Missouri.[1] It is one of the largest parks in the St. Louis County Parks system.

Queeny Park
TypeSt. Louis County Parks
LocationUnincorporated St. Louis County, MO
Coordinates38.612320°N 90.490252°W / 38.612320; -90.490252
Area564 acres
Created1974
Operated bySt. Louis County Parks Department
StatusOpen all year (except Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas)

History

In 1854, Hyacinth Renard built Jarville, a Greek Revival style home in the land that would later become Queeny Park. Queeny Park was a part of the estate of Edgar M Queeny, the former chairman of Monsanto, before being sold to a realty investment company in 1964. The money earned was donated to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. In 1970, the Queenys bought back the estate and started the process of converting the estate into a park. $2,050,000 was spent on upgrading the estate into a park with proper landscaping, a family recreational area, and a memorial complex for Edward Greensfeelder, one of the primary financial backers of the conversion from estate to a park. In 1974, the memorial complex was dedicated and opened to the public.[2] In December 2019, the St. Louis County Council voted to allow deer hunts at all St. Louis County Parks, including Queeny.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Queeny Park". riverfronttimes. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. "Queeny". stlouisco. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. Kolher, Jeremy (7 January 2020). "Deer hunts are coming to St. Louis County parks this fall". stltoday. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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