George W. Baumhoff Papers

Collection

Identifier: A0096

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Legal, business, and personal papers relating to property owned by George W. Baumhoff and family between Big Bend Road and the Meramec River in St. Louis County. The files document the record of title to the land and the way it was sold in more than 30 parcels by the family after the death of George W. Baumhoff in 1941.

Dates

1900-1950

Creator

Baumhoff, George W., 1856-1941 (Creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Biographical Sketch

George W. Baumhoff was the general manager of the St. Louis Transit Company. He bought land near Valley Park, St. Louis County, circa 1902, and his family moved to a house on the property in 1911. He bought an additional 300 acres a few years later. The tract of about 450 acres was called Treecourt Farm, a fairly literal translation of the name Baumhoff in English. When drilling for oil in 1930, Baumhoff came upon an artesian well of cold sulphur water where he built a pool. After his death on April 21, 1941, his family began disposing of the property.