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.
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Type | St. Louis County Parks |
Location | Unincorporated St. Louis County, MO |
Coordinates | 38.612320°N 90.490252°W |
Area | 564 acres |
Created | 1974 |
Operated by | St. Louis County Parks Department |
Status | Open 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
- "Queeny Park". riverfronttimes. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- "Queeny". stlouisco. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- Kolher, Jeremy (7 January 2020). "Deer hunts are coming to St. Louis County parks this fall". stltoday. Retrieved 15 February 2020.