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Lafayette Square Neighborhood Association

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    For everyone here who has a dog, or likes someone who does….

    A small group of residents is working to establish a dog park for Lafayette Square. With our neighborhood association, we have tentatively identified a site [...]

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    The Square Has Never Looked Better

    Matt Negri watering the Park House plantings Editor's Note: We asked Linda Weiner to reflect on her time beautifying the Square after a [...]

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    Homegrown video shows off Lafayette Square

    Local creative agency Grain just released the second video in its new "Neighborhoods of St. Louis" series -- and this one is all about Lafayette Square. [...]

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.