- City:
- Ladue, MO
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
Andrew “Cap” Tilles donated his country estate “Rest Haven” to the city of St. Louis as a playground for children in 1932, dedicated to the memory of his mother Rosalie Peck Tilles. This 57 acre park was developed by the WPA for $300,000. There are numerous shelters and restrooms through-out the park as well as the road system and rock walls built for drainage purposes. Unfortunately, there are no markers designating the park as having been built by the WPA.
Source notes
Janice Denham, “New Deal’s alphabet agencies stand test of time,” STL Today. Elizabeth Armstrong Hall, “Hiding in Plain Sight,” St. Louis Magazine. History of the Tilles Fund.Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on January 11, 2013.
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