Kirkwood, Historic suburb in St. Louis County, United States
The city extends over 9.20 square miles of land at an elevation of 201 meters in the western part of St. Louis County.
Established in 1853 and incorporated in 1865, Kirkwood emerged as the first planned residential community west of the Mississippi River following the Great Fire of St. Louis.
The Greentree Festival in September fills Kirkwood Park with art exhibitions, craft displays, food vendors, and community activities during three days of celebrations.
The Kirkwood Station, constructed in 1893, functions as the sole Amtrak stop in the St. Louis metropolitan area outside the central district.
The National Museum of Transportation, established in 1944, exhibits an extensive collection of locomotives, aircraft, and other transportation vehicles from different periods.
Location: St. Louis County
Inception: 1865
Elevation above the sea: 201 m
Website: http://kirkwoodmo.org
GPS coordinates: 38.58056,-90.41417
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:07
Kirkwood City Council shooting
634 m
St. Louis County Library
5.6 km
National Museum of Transportation
4.3 km
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
6.3 km
The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum
1 km
Affton High School
8.2 km
Laumeier Sculpture Park
3.3 km
Kraus House
2.5 km
St. Louis Missouri Temple
7.9 km
Hindu Temple of St. Louis
8.3 km
Queeny Park
7.5 km
Cragwold
3.4 km
Manchester United Methodist Church
8.4 km
Kirkwood Public Library
855 m
Barretts Tunnels
4.6 km
Emmenegger Nature Park
3.7 km
J. Milton Turner School
2.1 km
Temple Emanuel
7.4 km
Joseph Sappington House
7 km
Fairfax House
5.7 km
Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
344 m
Greenwood Historic District
8.6 km
Des Peres Presbyterian Church
4.7 km
Brentwood Public Library
7.1 km
Eliot Unitarian Chapel
943 m
Possum Woods Conservation Area
3.9 km
Zephaniah Sappington House
5.9 km
Thomas J. Sappington House
3.2 kmReviews
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