Mahaffey, a St. Louis lawyer who was president of the McBride Oil Company, intended to develop this land into luxury homes on large lots.
Location: A-10 house 698362 4283041
house 698472 4283297 Both of these houses are indicated on a 1940 topographical map of the area. There is no photograph or property survey available for either one, so they must have been destroyed before 1941, possibly to make way for the luxury estate homes planned by Mahaffey.
A-40 house 700133 4284247 (a Mrs. Walsh lived here in 1940)
A-41 no structures
A-42 no structures
A-43 no structures
A-44 swimming pool 701488 4284601 After Mahaffey purchased the property, the St. Louis Catholic Boys' Camp was built. It had consisted of the pool, a tennis court, a lodge, and cabins. By 1941, all buildings except the lodge had been destroyed.
Acreage: A-10 130.29
A-40 202.18
A-41 60.80
A-42 39.99
A-43 80.00
A-44 107.72
Contract price: A-10 $25,129.45
A-40 $41,441.05
A-41 $12,411
A-42 $ 8,202.05
A-43 and A-44 $36,304.45
Property condemned (A-10, A-43, and A-44 on on June 25, 1941)
Property sold (A-40 and A-41 on January 28, 1941, and A-42 on January 11, 1941)
Today: A-10 foundation and outbuilding rubble at both sites
A-40 house and outbuilding foundations; trash in ravine and on hillside; daffodils
A-44 swimming pool; lodge located nearby, perhaps near daffodils; foundations of pump house; 25 iron pipes, each 5 feet from the next, in a straight line (probably showerhouse)
A-40 house 700133 4284247 (a Mrs. Walsh lived here in 1940)
A-41 no structures
A-42 no structures
A-43 no structures
A-44 swimming pool 701488 4284601 After Mahaffey purchased the property, the St. Louis Catholic Boys' Camp was built. It had consisted of the pool, a tennis court, a lodge, and cabins. By 1941, all buildings except the lodge had been destroyed.
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| The swimming pool |
Acreage: A-10 130.29
A-40 202.18
A-41 60.80
A-42 39.99
A-43 80.00
A-44 107.72
Contract price: A-10 $25,129.45
A-40 $41,441.05
A-41 $12,411
A-42 $ 8,202.05
A-43 and A-44 $36,304.45
Property condemned (A-10, A-43, and A-44 on on June 25, 1941)
Property sold (A-40 and A-41 on January 28, 1941, and A-42 on January 11, 1941)
Today: A-10 foundation and outbuilding rubble at both sites
A-40 house and outbuilding foundations; trash in ravine and on hillside; daffodils
A-44 swimming pool; lodge located nearby, perhaps near daffodils; foundations of pump house; 25 iron pipes, each 5 feet from the next, in a straight line (probably showerhouse)
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| A-40 |
