Oops, I accidentally wandered into Hampton Park, which is southeast of the intersection of Hanley and Clayton roads.
This is a later design of Julius Pitzman, platted in 1897, and one of his most important outside of the City of St. Louis. The earliest home dates from 1909. Like Lake Forest, across Hanley, this area was once part of the Gay Villa.
It’s not surprising that Maritz and Young was active in this neighborhood, as well. There is also one house designed by Edward Garden, who is more often associated with huge monumental buildings and office buildings in downtown St. Louis.
Not surprisingly, even though it was laid out in 1897, it wasn’t truly developed until the early Twentieth Century, with most extensive construction occurring through 1940.
Hi Chris. So I was trying to place this street at “Hampton and Clayton,” and, when I went to Google Maps, all I could see on the southeast corner of that intersection is what used to be the old Channel 2 building and some structures that were not these homes. Going up Clayton Road, I came to Hanley and Clayton — I’m thinking you meant Hanley, not Hampton, yes?
Yikes, yes that was a typo! It is at the southeast corner of HANLEY and Clayton.
… To clarify, Hampton Park, at Hanley and Clayton….
My old stomping grounds!