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News and Announcements

  • Gateway Cup Bike Races – Tour de Lafayette

    It's another sign of the times of pre-COVID life returning - the Tour de Lafayette returns on September 3, serving as the unofficial end of [...]

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    Urban Plan Update

    By Linda Weiner The Urban Plan Update Committee took a bit of a hiatus but began meeting again in April as a response to priorities [...]

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    Support the LSRC when you shop at Amazon!

    Great news - the Lafayette Square Restoration Committee is registered with Amazon Smile to earn a donation for a fraction of the price of each [...]

History

  • 2020: The Big Dig In Lafayette Square

    Out walking the dog this morning, I was stunned by a discovery at the dig site for the new apartments along Chouteau Avenue. Shovel at [...]

  • 1887 – The Horses and Manure of Lafayette Square

    1887 - The Horses and Manure of Lafayette Square From Globe-Democrat June 5 1887 From Globe-Democrat June 5 1887 Horses are beautiful creatures. [...]

  • 1870 – The Steamboat Corner Of Lafayette Square

    Here’s a story about a house…or two, once known as the siamese twin homes of Lafayette Square.   Photo WC Persons; Missouri Historical Society [...]

Lafayette Park

  • 2020: Lafayette Park Ferns – Of Fiddleheads and Rabbit Holes

    2020: Lafayette Park Ferns - Of Fiddleheads and Rabbit Holes We live in a neighborhood steeped in its own history. The times change fast, but [...]

Lafayette Square Neighborhood Association

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    LSBA springs into action with the season

    By Bethany Budde-Cohen & Matt Brazelton, LSBA Co-Presidents To keep up with those beautiful May flowers, the Lafayette Square Business Association continues to bloom and [...]

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    Lafayette Park Gardens Report

    On April 21, St. Louis University provided volunteers to Lafayette Park as part of their “Showers of Service” program. Two groups of students worked in [...]

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    Latest Development Happenings in the Square

    By Phil Lamczyk & Suzanne Sessions, LSRC Development Committee New Residential Construction Support of a front addition to the residence of 1609 Missouri Other Development [...]

A rich history.

Lafayette Square is one of St. Louis’s most vibrant historic neighborhoods, known for its restored Victorian homes and Lafayette Park, the city’s oldest public park, established in 1836. Once a post–Civil War enclave for St. Louis’s elite, the area declined after the 1896 tornado but was revitalized beginning in the 1970s when residents launched preservation efforts. Designated the city’s first historic district in 1972, Lafayette Square today blends architectural beauty, community spirit and a deep connection to St. Louis’s past.