• Glen Echo Historic District
    Preservation Foundation

Glen Echo Historic District Preservation Foundation

Read About our

Foundation and Virtual Museum

Welcome to the Glen Echo Historic District Preservation Foundation Website! We appreciate your interest in the learning about the history and our efforts to preserve the Glen Echo Historic District. While this site is still under construction, we hope you enjoy exploring the resources currently available. Read to see why the Glen Echo Historic District occupies such a special place in the history of the St. Louis area – as well as its impact nation-wide. It’s not just about the physical beauty of the District, but also the intriguing people who built it and perpetuated it. The likely conclusion - it’s worth preserving.

Also, keep up with the latest news of the Foundation by following its efforts here - and feel free to contact us with your questions, comments, or ideas. Enjoy! There are some stories and views we are certain you will find remarkable. But before we go any further, allow us to thank you for your support. Special recognition of our donors is contained within this site.
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The Foundation’s Background:

In answer to the National Park Service’s Call to Action, the Foundation is determined to promote preservation of a historic site, create jobs, strengthen the local economy, and support ecosystem services in the public interest.

Key Initiatives

The Foundation is governed by a separate Board independent from Glen Echo Country Club governance, The Foundation features an all-volunteer organization, with no paid staff. It takes responsibility for raising funds and making investments in line with the National Park Service guidelines to benefit the community as a whole. The Foundation was organized, and shall be operated, exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including but not necessarily limited to the preservation and memorialization of the history and architecture of St. Louis, Missouri with particular focus on the area identified as the “Glen Echo Historic District”, as the District is specified on the National Register of Historic Places. The Foundation has partnered with the Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc., a Missouri Nonprofit corporation specializing in preservation works, which organization ensures that the Foundation’s activities follow standards issued by the United States Department of the Interior.
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The Glen Echo Historic District in General:

BEFORE YOU “DRILL DOWN” INTO THE FOUNDATION ARCHIVES, WE SUGGEST YOU READ A HISTORY BOOK COMMISIONED BY GLEN ECHO COUNTRY CLUB AT ITS CENTENNIAL IN 2001. IT WAS WRITTEN BY HISTORIAN JAMES HEALEY. THE FOUNDATION APPRECIATES GLEN ECHO COUNTRY CLUB’S PERMISSION TO PRESENT THE BOOK ON OUR SITE.