College Hill | |
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.jpg) Arch visible in background with Bissell Water Tower, October 2013 | |
 Location (red) of College Hill within St. Louis | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| City | St. Louis |
| Wards | 21, 3 |
| Government | |
| • Aldermen | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.39 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,484 |
| • Density | 24,000/sq mi (9,400/km2) |
| ZIP code(s) | Part of 63107 |
| Area code(s) | 314 |
| Website | stlouis-mo.gov |
College Hill is a neighborhood of the City of St. Louis, Missouri. The name College Hill was given to this area because it was the location of the Saint Louis University College Farm. This area, bounded generally by Warne Ave., O'Fallon Park, I-70, Grand Boulevard, and W. Florissant Ave., was acquired by the University for garden and recreation purposes in 1836. It was subdivided in the early 1870s.
The Bissell Mansion, the Old Water Tower at 20th Street and East Grand Avenue, and the Red Water Tower at Bissell Street and Blair Avenue are mainstays in this old Northside neighborhood and are testimony of a rich historical heritage. The housing of this neighborhood dates back between 1880 and 1920. Townhouses and four family flats predominate the neighborhood, with a mixture of single-family brick dwellings. The houses have large yards and are ideal for landscaping. The homes located near the crest of the hillside bluff enjoy a view of the river and its valleys. Nearly half of the housing dwellings are owner-occupied. Historically the area's commercial center has been concentrated along East Grand around the Old Water Tower with a strip along W. Florissant Avenue.