“Chesterfield African American School built in 1894 to relocate to Faust Park for preservation”

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Written By Denise Cermanski
 

Author: Amri Wilder
Published: August 9, 2021

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — What was once a one-room school will soon have a new home.

With help from St. Louis County Parks Foundation, Chesterfield African American School is relocating to the Historic Village at Faust Park.

The school, formerly known as African School No. 4 in the Chesterfield School District, currently sits on private land on Wild Horse Creek Road. The historic schoolhouse was built in 1894 and was exclusively for African American children in the Chesterfield area for nearly four decades.

“This is the oldest African American schoolhouse in Missouri, and it is important to keep its legacy of students and teachers alive for current and future generations to see and experience in person,” said Mark Ohlendorf, President of the St. Louis County Parks Foundation in a news release.

Denise Cermanski
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