Fort Belle Fontaine Improvements – St. Louis MO

City:
St. Louis, MO

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Military and Public Safety

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Description

Extensive rock work was done from locally quarried limestone, building the Grand
Staircase, fireplaces, patios, lily ponds, fencing, and other landscaping items. The site is that of Fort Belle Fontaine, a historic fort initially established on a bluff on the south side of the Missouri River by the French, but important in the War of 1812. The last night of the Lewis and Clark expedition was spent just below the bluff, west of the Changing Rooms. Eleanor Roosevelt visited in 1939. The development was done in part to encourage youths to the Missouri Hills Home for boys.

Source notes

https://www.greatriverroad.com/stlouis/fortbelle.htm https://fortwiki.com/Fort_Belle_Fontaine

Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on February 9, 2013.

Location Info


13300 Bellefontaine Rd
St. Louis, MO 63138

Coordinates: 38.8181707, -90.21749

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