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DeMun, St. Louis
The Hi-Pointe-DeMun Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The district, commonly referred to as "DeMun," is a neighborhood straddling the city limits of St. Louis, Missouri and Clayton, Missouri. The district is roughly bounded by Clayton Road to the south, Big Bend Boulevard to the west, Northwood Avenue to the north, and Skinker Boulevard to the east, and consists of two subdivisions: DeMun Park and Hi-Pointe.
In 2005, there were 441 buildings in the district deemed to be contributing to the historic character of the district, and nine other contributing sites, over a area.〔 In 2007, the boundaries were increased to include an additional with 111 contributing buildings.〔
==History and Design==
The DeMun neighborhood was developed on land once owned by French fur trader Jules DeMun and his wife Isabelle Gratiot DeMun, the great-granddaughter of Pierre Laclède. The large tract deeded to the DeMun family by the King of Spain in colonial days was ultimately divided, with the eastern part sold under protest to the city of St. Louis for the establishment of Forest Park, the western part sold in 1921 to the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod to build Concordia Seminary, and the remainder sold and subdivided for the creation of the neighborhood that bears their name.〔()〕
The district was designed by renowned American landscape architect and urban planner Henry Wright, and completed in 1923, after Wright's 1917 plan for the development.〔()" 〕 DeMun illustrates what would become known as Wright’s “new town” philosophy and planning features. The neighborhood faced inward, away from the congestion and noise of major thoroughfares. Access from busy streets was limited, and streets were curved to deliberately slow and quiet automobile traffic. There were alleys for cars and service vehicles, and sidewalks to get to the shops, parks, and the school, all located within the self-sufficient community. To ensure land was used efficiently, structures were placed on small lots and people shared central green spaces. Considering the unique topography of the highest point in St. Louis, large multi-story buildings were placed at the bottom of the hill, and short ones at the top, creating a visually appealing landscape and equal access to sunlight and air circulation. Finally, Wright encouraged the use of many traditional architectural styles and a limited variety of materials, so that structures were both consistent and unique.〔()〕
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