Bellefontaine Cemetery Landscape Architecture Tour

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Continuing Education Class for St. Louis Master Gardeners.

Additional Information

Master Gardeners will have the opportunity to attend a guided tour of this historical cemetery. The tour will be led by Kevin Hunter, the superintendent.

The peaceful and scenic atmosphere that exists at Bellefontaine Cemetery is largely the result of Almerin Hotchkiss', a landscape architect hired in 1849 as the superintendent. The cemetery's original 138 acres was expanded to 314 acres by the turn of the century. Bellefontaine Cemetery's fourteen miles of curved roadways were created to afford beautiful views of the landscape, seasonal foliage, and lakes confined with its borders. The cemetery has one of the finest collections of trees in the St. Louis area, and is an architectural and historical showcase.

Event Location

Bellefontaine Cemetery 4947 W. Florissant Ave. St. Louis, MO 63115

Bellefontaine Cemetery is located in north St. Louis. From the downtown area, Take I-70 west or east to Exit 245B (West Florissant Avenue) Proceed one-sixth of a mile to the cemetery, it will the be the second gate on the right about 1/2 a block south of Kingshighway.

Contact:

Nathan Brandt
brandtn@missouri.edu
Tel: 314-615-7610

Date and Time

Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 10:00 A.M.