Hitching Post Tenders- Compton Hill Reservoir Park - St. Louis, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 36.897 W 090° 14.356
15S E 740367 N 4277664
Hitching rings were for buggies and coaches which "city" dwellers came this far out in the hot summer to cool off from breezes in this park. Today they are used as bike tenders.
Waymark Code: WMNDD6
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2015
Views: 2
County of posts: St. Lous Independent City
Location of posts: S. Grand Blvd. & Russell Blvd., Compton Hil Reservior Park, St. Louis
post built: 1899
"Located at Grand and Russell Avenues on the east side of the street, the large reservoir wall was designed by Guy Study. The arrangement of steps and wall fountains is in the manner of those in the gardens of Italian villas. Two bronze tablets on either side of the steps on the west wall give all of the historic information about the reservoir.
"The water tower, built as superstructure for Stand Pipe No. 3 in 1899 after a Romanesque design by George Mann, is a South Saint Louis landmark. This brick shaft with its stone base quickly became a favorite spot from which to view the City, but is now closed to the public. During the 1930's, the reservoir was covered with a concrete roof upon which tennis courts were placed in use until World War II. Balustrades and two large fountain basins on either side were added the following year and the massive head by Architects Roth and Study was designed in the west retaining wall.