House Springs, Missouri

House Springs is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located just off Route 30, at the intersection with Routes MM and W near Byrnes Mill.

A post office has been in operation at House Springs since 1833.[2] The community is named after Adam House, who settled there ca. 1795, and who was killed near a spring by Native Americans.[3]

The Valentine Leight General Store and Moder Archeological District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Education

Northwest R-I School District serves House Springs. House Springs Elementary School is in the area.[5] Northwest High School in Cedar Hill is the local high school.

Our Lady Queen of Peace School of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis was established circa 1967. Enrollment was around 200 in the beginning of the 2000s. By 2018-2019 it was down to 57, and by 2019-2020 it was down to 46. In the last several years each teacher had to cover two grade levels.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: House Springs, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 181.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. "Home". House Springs Elementary School. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  6. Bruce, Tracey. "ICYMI: Our Lady Queen of Peace to close school". Leader Publications. Retrieved 2020-05-30.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.