Queeny Park is a park located in unincorporated St. Louis County, 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[broken anchor], MO |
| Coordinates | 38°36′44″N 90°29′25″W / 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) |
Description
editThe park contains 564-acres of forest, prairie, and riparian environment in suburban St. Louis. The 4.4-mile, mixed gravel and paved Hawk Ridge Trail navigates the perimeter of the park, with multiple shorter trails on the park's interior. Visitors can sometimes see horses in the prairie on the north and west sides of the park, as the park is frequently used for equestrian events. A creek in the Meramec River watershed runs north to south through the park, feeding a fishing pond at the park's southern end.
The park also includes picnic shelters, public restrooms, a playground, the Tails and Trails Dog Park, and outdoor tennis courts. The Greensfelder Recreation Complex accessible via the Weidman Road entrance houses a seasonal ice rink, indoor roller rink, and event space.[1]
History
editIn 1854, Hyacinth Renard built Jarville, a Greek Revival style home added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, on the land that would later become Queeny Park.[2] Queeny Park was a part of Edgar M Queeny's estate, 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 County bought the estate from the investment company and started the process of converting it into a park. Donations from Ethel Queeny and Edward Greensfelder went toward landscaping, a family recreational area, and recreation complex. In 1974, the Greensfelder Recreation Complex opened to the public.[1] From 1987 to 2018, the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog occupied the Jarville House before returning to New York.[3]
In December 2019, the St. Louis County Council voted to allow deer hunts at all St. Louis County Parks, including Queeny.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Queeny Park". stlouisco. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/parks/about/park-history-documents/queeny-history/ [bare URL]
- ^ Hahn, Valerie Schremp (2017-03-12). "Dog museum in Queeny Park won't stay; officials announce move to New York". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Kolher, Jeremy (7 January 2020). "Deer hunts are coming to St. Louis County parks this fall". stltoday. Retrieved 15 February 2020.