The district comprises a subdivision patterned after the garden city movement containing 23 single-family homes built between 1922 and 1924, which are located on Carrswold Drive on the north side of Wydown Boulevard.

[1] Carrswold was designed by Danish-born landscape architect Jens Jensen and was built on the former estate of St. Louis businessman Robert E. Carr, for which the subdivision was named.

[2] Jensen originally landscaped the community with native greenery and plant species, including hawthorn, sumac, and crabapple trees.

Jensen also enacted several covenants, including prohibiting fences, front-facing garages, and any house or structure built in the California bungalow style.

[2] The neighborhood's street is laid out in a large oval shape that contains common areas jointly owned by the residents.