S GRAND Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63104
(314) 421-1023
Peter & Paul Community Services provides housing and supportive services to those who are homeless, especially those who experience mental illness or live with HIV. For over 30 years our values have stood as a testament to the thousands of volunteers, supporters and alumni from St. Louis and beyond who have come to consider PPCS a part of their community: HOPE EMPOWERMENT COMPASSION HOSPITALITY INDEPENDENCE By offering those we serve hope, empowerment, compassion, hospitality and a chance for independence, you too can help us solve homelessness for our community. Will you join us?
DeSales Community Housing Corporation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization formed in 1976 to promote investment in Fox Park and Tower Grove East neighborhoods in St. Louis. The organization focuses its program activities in four main areas: housing development, property management, technical assistance, and neighborhood improvement.
The Compton Hill Water Tower, built in 1898, is the youngest of three remaining stand pipe-water towers in St. Louis. Whereas, in 1901, more than 423 stand pipe style water towers existed in the United States, as of 2008 only 7 remain standing, three of which are in St. Louis (the other two being the Bissell Tower and the Grand Avenue Water Tower). The 179-foot (55 m) tower was built to disguise a 6-foot (1.8 m) diameter, 130-foot (40 m) tall standpipe in its interior. The standpipe helped to control the dangerous surges in the city's pipes caused by the reciprocating pumps and maintain an even water pressure. The water tower was designed by Harvey Ellis who also had a hand in designing the headhouse for St. Louis Union Station. Occasionally, the observation deck at the top of the water tower is opened to the public, allowing visitors to see 360-degree panoramic views of the city. The Compton Hill Water Tower was declared a city landmark in 1966 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.