The Ville

The Ville is a historic African-American neighborhood with many African-American businesses located in North St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. This neighborhood is a forty-two-square-block bounded by St.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 1,430 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Also known as: “The Ville, St. Louis”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Antioch Baptist Church and Sumner High School.

Church
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in St. Louis, Missouri is a church long important in the Black community of the Ville neighborhood of North St. Louis. It is located in a Gothic Revival-style brick building at 4213 N.

School
Photo: Kenneth M Burke, Public domain.
is a that was the first high school for African-American students west of the in the United States.

Residential area
Photo: Onegentlemanofverona, CC BY 3.0.
was the only public hospital for African Americans in St. Louis, Missouri from 1937 until 1955, when the city began to desegregate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greater Ville and Vandeventer.

Neighborhood
The is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The area is bounded by Marcus Avenue on the northwest, Natural Bridge Avenue on the northeast, Dr.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The area is bounded by Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on the North, Delmar Boulevard on the South, Avenue on the East, and Newstead Avenue on the West.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. is defined by Martin Luther King Drive on the North, Delmar Boulevard on the South, Newstead Avenue on the East, and Walton on the West.

The Ville

Latitude
38.65874° or 38° 39′ 31″ north
Longitude
-90.24014° or 90° 14′ 25″ west
Population
1,430
Elevation
522 feet (159 metres)
Open location code
86CFMQ55+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6536509951
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
7534020
Wiki­data ID
Q7772693
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Satellite Map

Discover The Ville from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“The Ville” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “維爾區”
  • Chinese: “维尔区”
  • Dutch: “The Ville”
  • French: “The Ville”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ت ویل، ایست. لویی”

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