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Lafayette Square

Historic mansions around the city's oldest park

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Notable spots

Lafayette Park

The oldest park west of the Mississippi (1836), with a lake and an iron bridge.
Victorian "Painted Ladies"

Grand restored Victorian mansions ringing the park.
Benton Place

St. Louis's first private street (1868), a gated enclave of Victorian homes.

Borders

Central Corridor Downtown West 5,115 residents South City Fox Park 2,545 residents South City McKinley Heights 1,668 residents Central Corridor Midtown 6,862 residents South City Peabody Darst Webbe 2,443 residents South City Soulard 3,831 residents South City The Gate District 3,419 residents