Carrswold Historic District | |
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| Location | Carrswold Drive, north of Wydown Boulevard and east of Hanley Road,Clayton, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°38′42″N90°19′46″W / 38.64500°N 90.32944°W /38.64500; -90.32944 |
| Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Built | 1922-24 |
| Built by | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Georgian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004889[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 9, 1982 |
TheCarrswold Historic District is ahistoric district inClayton, Missouri. The district comprises a subdivision patterned after thegarden city movement containing 23 single-family homes built between 1922 and 1924, which are located on Carrswold Drive on the north side of Wydown Boulevard. It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Carrswold was designed by Danish-born landscape architectJens Jensen and was built on the former estate of St. Louis businessman Robert E. Carr, for which the subdivision was named.[2] Jensen originally landscaped the community with native greenery and plant species, includinghawthorn,sumac, andcrabapple trees. Jensen also enacted severalcovenants, including prohibiting fences, front-facing garages, and any house or structure built in theCalifornia bungalow style.[2]
The entrance to the neighborhood is marked by stone pillars topped with lights, as well as a stone pavilion which served as a waiting area for thestreetcar that formerly ran down Wydown Boulevard.[2] The neighborhood's street is laid out in a large oval shape that contains common areas jointly owned by the residents. Of the 23 homes in the neighborhood, 15 were designed by the architecture firmMaritz & Young in styles includingColonial Revival,Georgian Revival, andTudor Revival.[2]
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