Queeny Park

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Queeny Park
TypeSt. Louis County Parks
LocationUnincorporated St. Louis County, MO
Coordinates38°36′44″N 90°29′25″W / 38.612320°N 90.490252°W / 38.612320; -90.490252Coordinates: 38°36′44″N 90°29′25″W / 38.612320°N 90.490252°W / 38.612320; -90.490252
Area564 acres
Created1974
Operated bySt. Louis County Parks Department
StatusOpen all year (except Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas)

Queeny Park is a park located in unincorporated St. Louis County, Missouri.[1] It is one of the largest parks in the St. Louis County Parks system.

History[]

In 1854, Hyacinth Renard built Jarville, a Greek Revival style home, in the land that would later become Queeny Park. Queeny Park was a part of Edgar M Queeny's estate, the former chairman of Monsanto, before being sold to a realty investment company in 1964. The money earned was donated to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. In 1970, the Queenys bought back the estate and started the process of converting the estate into a park. $2,050,000 was spent on upgrading the estate into a park with proper landscaping, a family recreational area, and a memorial complex for Edward Greensfeelder, one of the primary financial backers of the conversion from estate to a park. In 1974, the memorial complex was dedicated and opened to the public.[1] In December 2019, the St. Louis County Council voted to allow deer hunts at all St. Louis County Parks, including Queeny.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Queeny Park". stlouisco. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ Kolher, Jeremy (7 January 2020). "Deer hunts are coming to St. Louis County parks this fall". stltoday. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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