Benton Park, St. Louis

The area now comprising Benton Park proper was first used as the City Cemetery, from 1842–1865.

[3] Those buried in the cemetery were relocated in 1865, and the neighborhood was created on June 25, 1866, by city ordinance.

Noted horticulturist Edward F. Krausnick landscaped the park, incorporating a greenhouse, a footbridge, and two ponds.

The park was used for botanical instruction and community activities and today is a popular recreational area.

The caves maintain a constant 55 degree temperature that is ideal for beer storage.

Benton Park. VM90-000211. Stereograph photograph by Boehl and Koenig, ca. 1875 . Missouri Historical Society Photographs and Prints Collections.
Benton Park in the neighborhood of the same name, May 2018