hi everyone my name is ken welcome to this house today we are in the central western neighborhood
of st louis missouri exploring an american foursquare house that was built in 1899.
now this house boasts a ton of historic and period details that we're about to
see first let's take a look around outside and then we'll go explore it
we've just walked inside this house and immediately there's some details to point out
come take a look at this the hardware on the store is historic and original to the home and the
current homeowner actually cleaned all of this up to re-expose it so this is just really brilliant
how we can see the florida lee motif as well as some other floral motifs along the top here
and as we start to make our way into this house there is of course a very large mirror here and
over on this side is a grand staircase so let's really take a look at this the newel post has
been decorated with heavy ornamentation and the banister soars up in a u-shape to the top floor
down here there is a bench and this actually opens up for storage so that's just a really
cool piece of functionality that's left in this home now as we look down at the
flooring of course this is all brand new when the owner acquired this house a lot of its historic
charm had been covered up and reconfigured by previous owners so her goal was to bring
that back in there was some quarter-sawn oak left here in the floor that was original to the house
but there wasn't enough to salvage for the first floor so she took that up and reinstalled it on
the second and third floors which we'll see in just a little while now some of the things that
she was able to save were the mill work and come on into the dining room because this house just
keeps getting more grand we can look up at the ceiling and we can see all of the plaster work
in its original condition and of course this is original to the house and it is just breathtaking
how beautiful it is as we pass by the windows over here notice the original leaded glass windows on
the sides and then in the center are newer windows but something really interesting has happened here
she was able to save the old hardware and reinstall it down here on the new windows
to kind of bring some of that historic charm back into the home making our way further through the
dining room we come to the original fireplace now this has fluted columns with ionic tops on them
and then it also has a curving mantelpiece with newer tile and of course this is no longer
functional but it's wonderful that it's been kept in this house and has been restored to this form
now as we start to pass out of the dining room we will come to the living room but
first there's this beautiful pocket door here with all of these glass panels and this is all
original to the house we can even see the original hardware with a hole for a skeleton key right
here so let's take a closer look at this and of course this has all been cleaned up so that it
has its original luster about it all right let's go check out the living room now come on in here
one of the first things that really catches our eye are the wood panels that are on the walls
so some of this is actually original to the house and the rest was restored by the current owner of
the home to match with the historic charm of these panels so good luck finding the ones that are
newer and the ones that are older because it just blends so seamlessly together now as we pass by
this way we come to the fireplace now the original detail worth pointing out here is the cast iron
inset and i don't believe that we've seen one with a hood over it before so this is very fascinating
of course this is one of those period details that's been preserved in the home moving along we
now come through a flat archway into the kitchen where i'm actually standing now used to be a
butler's pantry and that probably was not original to the house as i mentioned earlier previous
owners had kind of reconfigured this house and gotten rid of a lot of the historic charm
but the current owner did some things to open this kitchen back up and still modernize it while
paying homage to the historic charm so if we take a look at this bench down here this was actually
crafted from old doors that were not salvageable in this house so they were given a second chance
at life inside of this house in a different way so that's just a really creative thing to do
and the millwork that we see above the window and the doors were recreated to match the millwork
that we've been seeing throughout the rest of the house so of course this kitchen is newer it has
shaker cabinets it has these quartz countertops modern high-end appliances and it all goes in the
same colors that we've been seeing for the rest of the woodwork in the house so even though it's
modern it really ties together with this old world aesthetic that we've been seeing so far
now off of the kitchen is the maid staircase which is now right behind me with the painted
blue treads and off to this side is a powder room so let's just peek our heads in here
and of course this is all very modern however the decision was made to bring in a pedestal sink and
a simple toilet to wallpaper the room and just to keep it simple and elegant still tying into
the historic charm and of course we can see on this pocket door that the original hardware has
been cleaned up and returned to its original luster now that we've seen the entire first
floor let's take the grand staircase and go check out the rest of this house come on up
as we make our way up these steps we can see the quarter-sawn oak that i was talking about
on the first floor that was brought back up here and used to patch up some of the spaces
that weren't looking so hot so this space really starts to open up as we arrive at this landing
first we'll go into this bedroom and this room is set up more as a home office and we'll take
a look around this in just a minute so one of the things that i really want to point out are
the windows that are in here so this still has two of the historic original windows with leaded glass
come take a closer look at this we can see the unique form of them and then they even
have these little handles that you could twist and pull out to open this window
now coming out of this room we're going to pivot and come into this room and we can see
first of all that this door is just gorgeous and of course this is original to the home and
there's a matching closet door that i'll show you in just a moment let's take a look at the historic
hardware once again it's been completely cleaned so that it really shows off its original luster
come on in here and we can really see the quarter-sawn oak in all of
its glory as the natural light hits it we can also see the historic fireplace mantle
of course this is no longer functioning but it's just really amazing that it's still in the space
cutting across to the other corner of this bedroom there is a large closet and this is the same wood
type as what we just saw on the door whenever we enter the room however now the board pattern has
changed there's a crystal doorknob on here with newer hardware and a skeleton key once again
paying homage to the house is history so let's go ahead and open this up and we can take a look
at just how large the space is this is a really large closet given the time period of this house
the next bedroom that we'll come to is now the owner's suite and it is directly through here
so come on in and let's start taking a look around
once again we have another one of these beautiful doors with the same wood side
that we just saw in the former bedroom and the same matching historic hardware so
as we start to pass through this space there are some things that have been done
to kind of revitalize the historic charm the fireplace was stripped to expose the brick
and this is actually a really good chance for us to see the construction method of these fireplaces
as we have the segmental arch going in two different forms here we have bricks that
are going horizontally and bricks that are going vertically supporting each other under the weight
of this wall so that's just a really neat thing that gives us some clues as to how this house was
constructed and what might be behind these walls in here and on the far side of the room are newer
french doors that were installed here and these go out onto a terrace that overlooks the backyard
and we're not going to go out there today because it's pretty cold outside but we will head into the
owner's bathroom so come on through here and this used to be an office in the home so what
you're seeing behind me is historic to when the home was built and it's just really amazing that
this piece has been left here in this wall as a built-in and incorporated into the modern day
bathroom so let's go ahead and take a peek in here over on the far side of the bathroom is a more
modern take on a claw foot tub as we can see the chrome finishes at the base and of course there's
newer tile and this bathroom has just dropped that gorgeous we won't linger too long in here because
there's not too much historic to talk about but let's just continue looking around for a moment
now that we've seen the entire owner's suite let's make our way back out to the stair hall
and through the landing so come on through here there's a laundry room off to this side once again
with french doors and as we pass through here we have the maidser off to the side and we'll
go up that in just a moment and back here is a powder room so let's go ahead and just peek
our heads in here there's not much historical however it does have the matching mill work
and it has a vanity a toilet a shower and it's just really well done
coming out of the bathroom we now pass by the newel post for the maidstare
and let's take a closer look at this this is more so done in the arts and crafts style which
of course is a little bit more simple and we've seen this style used on the maid staircase before
now that we've seen the entire second floor let's go check out the third floor arriving at this
landing we see a leaded stained glass window now this is a piece of salvage that was brought into
the house it is not actually installed here it's just leaning up against the old window
but you could get an idea of what this could look like now if we refocus our attention down we can
see that the noodle posts on the maid staircase have now changed they are carved off at the edges
and flute upwards with some engravings now along the base so they've gone from simplistic to a
little bit more ornate but still remaining quite humble so let's head on up and explore this attic
so arriving at the top of these stairs we now come to a junction directly ahead of me is a large open
space that we'll get to in a moment but first let's head off to this side now let's notice that
the millwork up here is all painted blue and this is possibly historically accurate for this attic
and let's just take a glance around there are these giant window seats that step
up to the windows which we saw in the dormers of the house whenever we were outside
and we can actually peek out here because the views are just phenomenal from this floor
let's cut back across the landing and this is going to take us over towards the bathroom so
come on through here off to this side is the full bathroom it has a standing shower
a toilet a single vanity and then built-in shelves
now if we look over the door to this room we can see that the transom has been preserved
so that's a really cool feature that's still left in this house passing through this store
this takes us into another smaller room and it has these large oversized window sills
that look out over the backyard and we can look out here and see some more amazing views
passing back through this note here we come into the landing and we're now going to walk forward
from the stairs and we're released into this large attic space so let's just take a pan around this
now that we've seen the entire house let's go on downstairs and talk to the
listing agent about his experience with the zone
trevor thank you so much for opening up the doors to this beautiful house it has been such a
pleasure to explore this you bet thank you so much for touring this home it's a beautiful central
west end home that's been updated from top to bottom it retains a lot of the original qualities
which i know you are highlighting throughout today and i feel like it's just a special home
that a family is going to love thank you everybody for joining us on this tour i really hope that you
enjoyed it please make sure to like comment share and subscribe i'll see you next time on this house