Documents from a Dec. 1, 2025, City of Chesterfield planning committee meeting show a preliminary plan for rezoning 56 acres of the Westland Acres site, north of Strecker Road and east of Church Road,聽where a developer wants to build 50 single-family homes.
Four generations of descendants of the West and Frazier families gather around Doris Frazier, 94, front center, on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, on Church Road, the only road leading up "the Hill" into Westland Acres. The extended family members hope to sell the land behind them to a developer who wants to build new homes there. The road borders Chesterfield, to the right, and Wildwood to the left.
A historical marker telling the story of Westland Acres is seen on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, where Strecker Road meets Church Road, the only way up "the Hill" into Westland Acres, which lies in both Chesterfield and Wildwood.聽
A cemetery with graves of descendants of the Frazier and West families is seen on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 next to Union Baptist Church on Church Road, the only road leading up "The Hill" into Westland Acres. Surviving generations of the families hope to sell the land they own in the area to a developer who will build new homes on the tract which lies in both Chesterfield and Wildwood. The small, tight-knit community traces its roots back to freed slave William West, who purchased over 131 acres there in the late 1870s. The gravestone at front marks the memory of Clifford Frazier, Sr., left, who worked to bring progress to Westland Acres while preserving its heritage.
This subdivision contains a handful of wood-framed houses along Church Road and was established in 1881 by recently freed slaves William and Pollie West. The property was divided by descendants of the original family, and now there are fewer than 10 families living there. Property values and property taxes have skyrocketed, and tax bills are driving residents out. Preservationists hope the residents can get tax relief from the county so they can afford to stay.
Handout photo from Missouri Preservation
In 1993, Clifford Frazier stands in the graveyard where his family is buried. Post-Dispatch file photo
CHESTERFIELD 鈥 Officials here on Monday night approved a plan to redevelop a historically Black farming town into a new subdivision after negotiating changes meant to allay concerns from neighboring homeowners.
Post-Dispatch photographers capture hundreds of images each week; here's a glimpse at the week of Dec. 21, 2025. Video edited by Jenna Jones.
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Four generations of descendants of the West and Frazier families gather around Doris Frazier, 94, front center, on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, on Church Road, the only road leading up "the Hill" into Westland Acres. The extended family members hope to sell the land behind them to a developer who wants to build new homes there. The road borders Chesterfield, to the right, and Wildwood to the left.
A cemetery with graves of descendants of the Frazier and West families is seen on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 next to Union Baptist Church on Church Road, the only road leading up "The Hill" into Westland Acres. Surviving generations of the families hope to sell the land they own in the area to a developer who will build new homes on the tract which lies in both Chesterfield and Wildwood. The small, tight-knit community traces its roots back to freed slave William West, who purchased over 131 acres there in the late 1870s. The gravestone at front marks the memory of Clifford Frazier, Sr., left, who worked to bring progress to Westland Acres while preserving its heritage.
This subdivision contains a handful of wood-framed houses along Church Road and was established in 1881 by recently freed slaves William and Pollie West. The property was divided by descendants of the original family, and now there are fewer than 10 families living there. Property values and property taxes have skyrocketed, and tax bills are driving residents out. Preservationists hope the residents can get tax relief from the county so they can afford to stay.
Handout photo from Missouri Preservation
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