Compton Hill Reservoir Stairs (SW Corner) - St. Louis, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 36.823 W 090° 14.313
15S E 740434 N 4277528
4 sets of stairs here, 3 on each corner of the reservoir, and the main set in the center.
Waymark Code: WM15KG9
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2022
Views: 1
County of stairs: St. Louis Independent City
Location of resevoir: S. Grand Blvd., Compton Hill Reservoir Park, main stairway main wall fountain, St. Louis
Artist: Guy Study
Built: 1899
The corner stairways are 85 stairs in each of the three.
The stairways at each corner use to reach the top, so you could play tennis and enjoy the space. Now they just reach the reservoir outer wall
"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.
"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." ~ St. Louis Parks Department
"James P. Kirkwood selected the site of the reservoir, one of the highest elevations within the 1855 city limits. As the reservoir occupied only 18 acres (7.3 ha) of the site, Kirkwood suggested the remaining land be turned into a park. The top of the reservoir structure was at one time covered with elevated tennis courts; presently, two newer tennis courts lie to the east.
The water tower was retired in 1929, after 30 years, when the Howard Bend Plant was put in service: the static head from the Stacy Park Reservoir, in what is now the St. Louis suburb of Olivette, Missouri, caused an overflow of pure chemically treated water into the sewer system. The reservoir and water tower were renovated, in 1999, at a cost of $19 million.
In 1969, Interstate 44 was constructed through the northern edge of the park, reducing the area of the park to its present size" ~ Wikipedia