The Townes "Pink" Plantation - near Flint Hill, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 52.436 W 090° 53.884
15S E 682341 N 4304886
This regal old home was the residence of the Towne family. It has been moved about 100 yards east from original location, just in case MoDoT widens US-61.
Waymark Code: WM1C8AH
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2025
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County of marker: St. Charles County
Location of marker: Farris Road and US-61, N of Flint Hill
House built: 1828
Marker Text:
The Towne's "Pink" Plantation
Dale and Elizabeth (Betty) Towne of St. Louis purchased the frontier Boyd farmhouse and 202 acres in 1960. The home quickly became on of the St. Charles County's most identifiable dwelling after the Townes remodeled the plantation house. Spurred by her love of the color pink, Betty Towne had the original, hand-made bricks and the wrought iron painted pink. They installed wall to wall pink carpeting and put up pink draperies. They called the home the "Pink Plantation", a name that is still familiar to many citizens of St. Charles County. Betty turned the home into antique shop and the chicken house was made into a county store selling old fashioned candy among other things.
Betty Towne owned the property until 2001, when she donated the home and 109 acres to St. Charles County in order to create a public park. Betty passed away in December in 2003 and plans for Towne Park began. Unfortunately, in March of 2004 a fire gutted the structure and completely destroyed the homes roof and floors. In November 2004, the decision was made to rebuild the home using both modern materials and original materials that were salvageable. When the original brick was reused the painted pink was turned around to expose the original brick color.