Final Report: An Intensive Survey of Historic Resources in Pasadena Hills, Missouri

Baxter, Karen

Abstract: "In 2002-2003, Karen Bode Baxter completed a Historic Preservation Fund grant project with the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Pasadena Hills, Missouri to determine whether or not Pasadena Hills has the potential for an historic district and whether any buildings in the community are individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. As a result of this project, each of the 380 extant primary buildings (mostly private residences, but also including the separate garages behind many of these buildings, the 38 apartment buildings, a school, a fire station, one small commercial building, and the entry gate tower) within the community have been assessed both for its status, or contribution, to the potential historic district (identified as the Pasadena Hills Historic District) and for its potential for individual listing on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, the historic landscaping features that help characterize this community since its inception (3 historic parks, a fountain/ median, 26 other green spaces, and 147 historic streetlight fixtures) were evaluated as well. Of all of these resources, none are currently listed on the National Register, but 12 are individually eligible. In addition, all but 12 of the primary resources (9 because they are too new) and one newer garage, would be contributing to the proposed historic district, even though the vast majority are not individually eligible. Each property has been entered separately on a Missouri Historic Inventory Form, within the ACCESS database format developed by St. Louis County. The database was filed with the City of Pasadena Hills and with the historian for St. Louis County, Esley Hamilton, to provide easy local access to the information about each resource in the context of the district. The results of this project are summarized in this narrative report along with an assessment of the potential for district and individual eligibility. Recommendations are included to guide the commission in making decisions based upon the findings of this survey. Appendices and maps have been utilized to graphically explain the results of the survey, building by building." Funding was provided in part by a 2002 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Pasadena Hills Historic Preservation Commission (project number MO-02-576) administered by the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 29-02-17555) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Final Report: An Intensive Survey of Historic Resources in Pasadena Hills, Missouri

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