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One of 663 National Register listings published here for St. Louis County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Haarstick-Whittemore Houses
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 3 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 6420 and 6440 Forsyth Blvd., Clayton, 63105
- When was it listed? September 1982
- Category. building
- Township. Hadley township
- Architectural style. Tudor Revival architecture, Colonial Revival architecture
- National Register reference number. 82004717 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Haarstick-Whittemore Houses between 2006 and 2014, burning about 2 acres 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 9 October 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 79 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 79 workings within 5 miles of Haarstick-Whittemore Houses: 76 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambrick-Bates Constr. Co. Quarry 1 | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Delore Barite Mill | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Krummel and Buchner Mine | Coal, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| St Louis Perlite Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Parker-Russell Fireclay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Tole and Thorp Fireclay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Coffin Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Evans and Howard Fireclay Mine No 7 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Evans and Howard Fireclay Mine No.6 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Gilker Fireclay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
20 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clayton, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 3 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Clayton | 3 killed | The remnants of Hurricane Ike moved through the midwest dumping between 3 and 6 inches of rain in just under 6 hours on already saturated soils. This caused widespread flash flooding over St. Louis County. One of the hardest hit areas was University City. Two people drowned in University City when trying to move their vehicles away from the rising flood waters. Another person was killed when a large tree limb that was struck by lightning fell on her in Ladue. Other areas affected by the flash flooding were Hazelwood, Ferguson, Brentwood, Maplewood, Rock Hill, Webster Groves, and Florissant. Over 600 homes, apartments and business were affected by the flooding. Numerous water rescues had to be performed when people drove their vehicles into flooded roadways and became stuck in the flood waters. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Clayton | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | $4,400 | Winds gusted to 63 miles an hour at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport and power lines were blown down in Chesterfield. Ham radio spotters also reported downed trees and power lines across various other sections of the county as the storms moved through. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Clayton | - | NWS Survey determined a tornado touched down in west Clayton, twisting power poles, guttering, and trees as it tracked east. In Richmond Heights, the tornado blew out the windows of St. Mary's Hospital. It also damaged its exterior and threw insulation and metal around the area. At Washington University large fences and trees were blown over. The tornado then continued into St. Louis City. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Clayton | - | Up to four inches of rain fell in a three hour period causing flash flooding across the eastern portions of St. Louis County, including University City, Glendale, Brentwood and Maplewood areas. Numerous roads were flooded including McKnight Road where Deer Creek flows under it, Olive Blvd. and Skinker Blvd. intersection, and Waldron Avenue north of Olive Blvd. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree on Washington Avenue. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and tree limbs in Clayton and University City. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | A one and a half foot diameter tree was blown down onto an unoccupied car near the intersection of Delmar Blvd. and Midland Blvd. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Several power lines were blown down. One power line landed on an occupied car. No one was injured. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Thunderstorm winds caused moderate roof damage to the St. Louis County Police Headquarters in Clayton. About a 50 foot by 50 foot section of the roof was peeled back by the thunderstorm winds. Also, nearby awnings and store signs were damaged and several small trees were snapped off along the street. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Emergency management officials reported the car of an off-duty police officer was moved 3 feet at Wydown and Big Bend Road. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Clayton | - | Amateur radio spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Wydown-Forsyth District | 0.2 miles | 1988 |
 | Parkview Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1986 |
 | McGarry House | 0.6 miles | 1982 |
 | B'Nai Amoona Synogogue | 0.6 miles | 1984 |
 | Hi-Pointe-De Mun Historic District | 0.6 miles | 2005 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004717 in Record Group 79. |
| St. Louis County | All 663 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.