Lafayette Park
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2023 Lafayette Avenue St. Louis, MO 63104 United States, St. Louis, MO 63104
Description
Lafayette Park is the focal point of the Square, a last link to the little French settlement of 1764. It is an extension of the St. Louis Commons which was reserved for public use as pasture and farm land in the European tradition.Get to know Lafayette Park
The name commemorates the popular hero of the American Revolution who visited St. Louis in 1825. For some years the area was considered too remote for practical residential development and locally the park was known as "Grimsley's Folley".