Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“Des Peres Presbyterian Church is a historic church on 2255 Geyer Road in Frontenac, Missouri, United States.”
Wikipedia article Des Peres Presbyterian Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 663 National Register listings published here for St. Louis County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Des Peres Presbyterian Church in 2007, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Des Peres Presbyterian Church: 26 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamieson Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Creve Coeur Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fern Ridge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kempf Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Osage Hills Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frontenac, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2022: 2 hail, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Frontenac | $20,000 | A brief and weak tornado touched down in St. Louis County near the city of Frontenac and moved north for just over a mile. The touchdown occurred 0.4 miles southwest of Frontenac and the tornado lifted 1 mile north of Frontenac. Damage caused by the tornado mainly consisted of downed trees and snapped limbs. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 1.32 miles and a max path width of 50 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frontenac | $10,000 | A swath of damaging winds moved across the central portions of St. Louis County. Several trees were blown down N. Forty Drive just north of Frontenac. Also, several large tree limbs were blown down in Overland and St. Ann, as well as, Hazelwood. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Frontenac | - | Lightning struck the clock tower at the Frontenac Hilton Hotel which caused a smoky fire in the roof. Guests were quickly evacuated from the second floor with no one injured. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Frontenac | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Frontenac | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladue Estates | 2.2 miles | 2010 | |
| North Taylor Avenue Historic District | 2.2 miles | 2012 | |
 | John P. and Dora Blake House | 2.5 miles | 2002 |
 | Nipher, Prof. Frances e., House | 2.6 miles | 2002 |
 | James W. and Mary Way House | 2.8 miles | 2002 |
 | Egbert W. Halsey Cottage | 2.8 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78003137 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Louis County | All 663 listed properties in this county. |
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