The Ville, St. Louis

The Ville
The Homer G. Phillips Hospital was built in 1937 to provide medical care to the black residents of a segregated city.[1]
The Homer G. Phillips Hospital was built in 1937 to provide medical care to the black residents of a segregated city.[1]
Location (red) of the Ville within St. Louis
Location (red) of the Ville within St. Louis
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CitySt. Louis
Wards4
Government
 • AldermenSamuel L. Moore
Area
 • Total
0.42 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,427
 • Density3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2)
ZIP code(s)
Part of 63113
Area code(s)314
Websitestlouis-mo.gov

The Ville is a historic African-American neighborhood with many African-American businesses located in North St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.. This neighborhood is a forty-two-square-block bounded by St. Louis Avenue on the north, Martin Luther King Drive on the south, Sarah on the east and Taylor on the west.[3] From 1911 to 1950, The Ville was the center of African American culture within the city of St. Louis.[3]

  1. ^ Built St. Louis: Homer G. Phillips Hospital
  2. ^ 2020 Census Neighborhood Results
  3. ^ a b Saunders, John; Josse, Lynn; Toft, Carolyn; Longwisch, Cynthia; Mitchell, Steven E. "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: The Ville, St. Louis, Missouri MPS" (PDF). Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc., and Historic Preservation Program Division of State Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-13.