Well, this came out of left field. Creve Coeur wants to demolish the historic Lake School, which I looked at back on New Year’s Eve of 2021.
I went by a couple of weeks ago to evaluate the condition of the school, and it did not look that bad. Yes, there is some peeling paint, but I have yet to encounter a building where the paint is a load bearing structural member.
The St. Louis County Historic Buildings Commission has sent a letter to Creve Coeur asking for the city to slow down its plans for demolishing the school.
I hope long term that a solution amenable to all parties can be worked out and perhaps if Creve Coeur can donate the school to St. Louis County Parks and perhaps donate the historic structure to Faust Park, where so many other notable buildings have been relocated. And then of course rename Lake School Park, since the name would seem a bit strange with its namesake gone, whether demolished or relocated.
