Brentmoor Park is one of the most sought-after private neighborhoods. Traditionally the In neighborhoods were the private streets of the CWE, though everything keeps pushing West in St. Louis over the years. Brentmoor Park appealed to the owner who wanted more land and privacy compared to Westmoreland and Portland Places. In those days the residents of the CWE would spend the entire afternoon going from neighbor to neighbor dropping off their calling cards. It sounds like a perpetual Halloween.
My great grandfather moved his family up from New Orleans to St. Louis around 1908 and built a house at #5 Brentmoor Park in 1911 designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw. His wife was from St. Louis and did not think New Orleans was a place to raise a family....I think there were also malaria scares.
It is interesting that he moved his family to Westmoreland Place in the 20's. They must have not liked "the suburbs".
Here is a link to a document that discusses the planning and design of Brentmoor Park: LINK
5 Brentmoor Park
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