Southampton, St. Louis
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Southampton is a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. Located in the southern reaches of the city, its borders are Chippewa Street (Route 366) to the north, Hampton Avenue to the west, Eichelberger Street to the south and Kingshighway Boulevard on the east. It is a quiet neighborhood that was historically populated by Germanic immigrants. Typical architecture styles include "Hansel and Gretel", Gingerbread, Neo-Tudor, Brick, Arts & Crafts homes and "Four Square". Most of the houses were built from the 1920s to the late 1930s and are primarily brick.
The neighborhood has been experiencing an influx of new people since the 1990s. The area has a low crime rate and has traditionally been home to a large number of firefighters and police officers, as a result of a St. Louis regulation requiring city employees to live within the city limits. The city in 2006 relaxed that requirement, but a large population still lives in the area. Many new owners are middle class and upper middle class as the property values saw large increases after 2003.
The Macklind Avenue Business District runs through the center of the neighborhood on Macklind Ave from Devonshire to Eichelberger. There are many new businesses and small established businesses.
Southampton is near to many St Louis attractions. It is nine miles from downtown and the St Louis Arch. Grant's Farm is minutes south, and Forest Park (home of the St Louis Zoo, Art Museum and Muny Theater) is just north on Hampton Ave. Missouri Botanical Garden is minutes away as well.
The Southampton Neighborhood Association is an active part of the community. It sponsored the group which built and controls the Southwest City Dog Park in Wilmore Park.
Southampton is divided into a few Catholic parishes. St Mary Magdalen Catholic Church is located on Kingshighway in the Northeast. Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church is on Rhodes Avenue and its parish boundaries contain the Southeast portion of the neighborhood. From Wherry and January westward the area is served by St Gabriel the Archangel Church on Nottingham in nearby St Louis Hills. Within the neighborhood there is also Hope Lutheran on Neosho, Southampton Presbyterian Church on Macklind and Nottingham, and Kingshighway Baptist Church on Kingshighway and Eichelberger.
