Towne Park

Public park in Foristell, Missouri

38°52′46″N 90°54′04″W / 38.879328°N 90.900989°W / 38.879328; -90.900989Area109 acres (44 ha)CreatedMay 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)Operated bySt. Charles CountyOpenyesWebsitewww.sccmo.org/739/Towne-Park

Towne Park is a public park in Foristell, Missouri. It is operated by St. Charles County. The park, which opened on May 11, 2012, is named for the Towne family, who donated the land. It is the 10th park in the St. Charles County Parks system.

The park features a historic home, trails, a playground, a pond, and a nature classroom. The nature explore classroom is certified by the Dimensions Educational Research Foundation and The Arbor Day Foundation.^[1]

Restoration efforts

The Boyd Plantation house was built in 1828 for the Boyd family, who came to Missouri from Kentucky. The property was occupied by the Towne family beginning in the 1950s, during which time it was painted pink and served as a popular roadside antique store known as "The Pink Plantation". The Towne family occupied the house until shortly before March 2004, when an electrical fire caused extensive damage to the house.^[2]

St. Charles County restored and rebuilt the house for educational purposes. The county used the original building plans and moved the house about 100 yards to prepare for possible future expansions of highway 40-61. The parks department received the 2007 McReynolds Award from the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation for its efforts in restoring the homestead.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Towne Park | St Charles County, MO - Official Website". www.sccmo.org. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Spradlin, Kevin (March 7, 2007). "St. Charles County's Pink Plantation home restored after 2004 fire". Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
^ Korando, Russell (April 9, 2012). "Return of the 'Pink Plantation'". The St. Charles Suburban Journals. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
^ Riggs, Justine; Erwin, Vicki Berger (2015). Finally, a locally produced guidebook to St. Charles by and for locals : neighborhood by neighborhood, city and county. St. Louis, MO: Reedy Press. ISBN 9781935806936. OCLC 900032749.

External links

St. Charles County Parks website

Parks in Greater St. Louis

St. Louis
City parks

Maintained by city	Aboussie Park Alaska Park Aloe Plaza Aloe Plaza West Amberg Park Amherst Park Jet Banks Park Barrett Brothers Park Beckett Playground Bellerive Park Benton Park Louis G. "Midge" Berra Park North Riverfront Park Eugene "Tink" Bradley Park Buder Playground Busche Park Carnegie Park Carondelet Park Carondelet Lions Park Carr Square Jordan W. Chambers Park Cherokee Park Chouteau Park Christy Park Citygarden Clifton Heights Park Compton Hill Reservoir Park Costello Park De Soto Park Dickman Park Dwight Davis Park Eads Square Park Ellendale and Arsenal Park Fairground Park Fanetti Plaza Forest Park Fountain Park Fourteenth Street Mall Fox Park Father Filipiac Park Francis Park Franz Park Fremont Park Gamble Park Garrison-Brantner-Webster Park Gateway Mall Gwen B. Giles Park Grand Center Park Gravois Park Hamilton Heights Park W.C. Handy Park David Hickey Park Hyde Park Interco Plaza Jackson Place Park Kaufmann Park Kennedy Park Kenrick Garden Triangle Park Kiener Plaza Kingsbury Square Park Laclede Park Lafayette Park Joe Leisure Park Ray Leisure Park Lindenwood Park Lucas Garden Park Phillip Lucier Park Lyon Park Marquette Park May Amphitheater McDonald Park Memorial Plaza Mestres Park Minnesota & Hill Park Minniewood Park Mount Pleasant Park O'Fallon Park Parkland Park Penrose Park Ivory Perry Park Poelker Park Pontiac Square Park Ruth Porter Park River Des Peres Park River Des Peres Extension Rumbold Park Ernest J. Russell Park Serra Sculpture Park Sherman Park Sister Marie Charles Park Soulard Playground South St. Louis Square Park St. Louis Place Park St. Marcus Commemorative Park Strodtman Park Sublette Park Tambo Park Tandy Park Robert Terry Park Tiffany Park Rosalie Tilles Park Milton Turner Playground Unity Park Vivian and Astra Park Walnut Park Washington Square Park Willmore Park Windsor Park Yeatman Square Park
Others	Gateway Arch National Park Leon Strauss Park Luther Ely Smith Square Tower Grove Park

Maintained
by city

Aboussie Park
Alaska Park
Aloe Plaza
Aloe Plaza West
Amberg Park
Amherst Park
Jet Banks Park
Barrett Brothers Park
Beckett Playground
Bellerive Park
Benton Park
Louis G. "Midge" Berra Park
North Riverfront Park
Eugene "Tink" Bradley Park
Buder Playground
Busche Park
Carnegie Park
Carondelet Park
Carondelet Lions Park
Carr Square
Jordan W. Chambers Park
Cherokee Park
Chouteau Park
Christy Park
Citygarden
Clifton Heights Park
Compton Hill Reservoir Park
Costello Park
De Soto Park
Dickman Park
Dwight Davis Park
Eads Square Park
Ellendale and Arsenal Park
Fairground Park
Fanetti Plaza
Forest Park
Fountain Park
Fourteenth Street Mall
Fox Park
Father Filipiac Park
Francis Park
Franz Park
Fremont Park
Gamble Park
Garrison-Brantner-Webster Park
Gateway Mall
Gwen B. Giles Park
Grand Center Park
Gravois Park
Hamilton Heights Park
W.C. Handy Park
David Hickey Park
Hyde Park
Interco Plaza
Jackson Place Park
Kaufmann Park
Kennedy Park
Kenrick Garden Triangle Park
Kiener Plaza
Kingsbury Square Park
Laclede Park
Lafayette Park
Joe Leisure Park
Ray Leisure Park
Lindenwood Park
Lucas Garden Park
Phillip Lucier Park
Lyon Park
Marquette Park
May Amphitheater
McDonald Park
Memorial Plaza
Mestres Park
Minnesota & Hill Park
Minniewood Park
Mount Pleasant Park
O'Fallon Park
Parkland Park
Penrose Park
Ivory Perry Park
Poelker Park
Pontiac Square Park
Ruth Porter Park
River Des Peres Park
River Des Peres Extension
Rumbold Park
Ernest J. Russell Park
Serra Sculpture Park
Sherman Park
Sister Marie Charles Park
Soulard Playground
South St. Louis Square Park
St. Louis Place Park
St. Marcus Commemorative Park
Strodtman Park
Sublette Park
Tambo Park
Tandy Park
Robert Terry Park
Tiffany Park
Rosalie Tilles Park
Milton Turner Playground
Unity Park
Vivian and Astra Park
Walnut Park
Washington Square Park
Willmore Park
Windsor Park
Yeatman Square Park

Others

St. Louis
County parks

North area	Bella Fontaine Park General Daniel Bissell House County Park Bon Oak Park Castlepoint State Park Champ Park Endicott Park Fort Belle Fontaine Park King Park Kinloch Park Larimore Park McDonnell Park Sioux Passage Park Spanish Lake Park St. Vincent Park Vago Park Veterans Memorial Park
West area	Creve Coeur Park Ebsworth Park Faust Park Greensfelder Park Lone Elk Park Love Park Queeny Park Shaw Park Stacy Park Tilles Park West Tyson Park
South area	Bee Tree Park Black Forest Park Bohrer Park Buder Park Cliff Cave Park Clydesdale Park Jefferson Barracks Park Laumeier Sculpture Park Lemay Park Mathilda-Welmering Park Ohlendorf Park Simpson Park Suson Park Sylvan Springs Park Unger Park George Winter Park
State Parks	Babler State Park

St. Charles
County parks

Maintained by county	Bangert Island Broemmelsiek Park College Meadows Park Flatwoods Park Hideaway Harbor Park Indian Camp Creek Park Kinetic Park Klondike Park Matson Hill Park Missouri Bluffs Park The Park at New Melle Lakes Quail Ridge Park Towne Park Veterans Tribute Park
O'Fallon	Civic Park Dames Park Fort Zumwalt Park Knaust Park Westhoff Park
St. Peters	(20 city parks)
State Parks	Katy Trail State Park (eastern end)

Jefferson
County parks

Maintained w/in county	Arnold City Park Brown's Ford Park Byrnes Mill Park Cedar Hill Park Dunklin-Fletcher Memorial Park Ferd B. Lang Park Flamm City Park Hillsboro City Park Jefferson County Winter Park Morse Mill Park Rockford Beach Park Sunridge Park Sunset Park Walthers Park West City Park
State Parks	Don Robinson State Park

Lincoln
County parks

Troy	Avery Park Fairgrounds Park Weinand Park
State Parks	Cuivre River State Park

Metro East
(Illinois)

Clinton County	Carlyle Lake
Madison County	Chouteau Island Gabaret Island Mosenthein Island
St. Clair County	Southside Park
State Parks	Cahokia Horseshoe Lake State Park Pere Marquette State Park