hi everyone my name is ken welcome to this house today we are in st louis missouri
exploring an italian eight style home now this house has seen better days however
it is just bursting with architectural items that i'm just dying to show you so i'll go ahead and
throw the stats up on the screen we'll take a look around outside and then we're gonna go explore
before we go inside i'd like to take a moment to give a huge shout out to
robert osterman of realty executives of st louis for opening the doors to this property for us
you can find the link to his page down in the video description below
walking inside this home of course this is not like many of the other homes that we've explored
but in many ways it absolutely is so as we begin to look around the foyer
we can see a built-in niche we can see the remnants of the original historic staircase
and the original millwork that has been left here and of course here in st louis many homes that are
in this condition have been completely looted and robbed of their historic architectural elements
and many of the doors transom windows things like that are still here and still intact as
we make our way into the parlor let's see some of these original details we can look up and see the
original medallion from which the chandelier is suspended we can imagine that at one time
this would have had a more ornate light fixture towards the base walking further into
this space we arrive at a fireplace that sits directly across from the door we just entered
and this is absolutely stunning the detail on here the fireplace is solid marble and it still
has its original cast iron summer cover on it so let's take a moment to see this and some of
these other details in this room before heading through these massive pocket doors right behind me
now that we've seen the parlor come on through these giant pocket doors
and let's start exploring the dining room once again
there is a decorative ornate medallion from which a very similar chandelier is suspended
and over on the far side of the room is another fireplace and this matches the one that we just
saw in the parlor so let's take a moment to see this room and then we're going to move right along
continuing on we come through a swinging door and let's pause and take a look at
this encasement we're going to see this a couple more times throughout this house
but let's just really look at the detailing here because this is incredibly ornate and you can see
that this is the same wood type as we can see how evident that is underneath the peeling paint here
entering the space i'm not sure if maybe this was the kitchen or the music room
let me know if you have any ideas as to what this could have been
there's another very ornate fireplace here and we are seeing a different theme this time
as we can see some etch work and some different stone types as well as the original summer cover
and of course there's a large bay window in this area and directly across from the fireplace
come check this out because this is just blowing my mind this original built-in is still here
so we can take a moment to see this as well as its historic hardware that is all still intact
now continuing on we arrive at the very back of the house it appears that next to me there used
to be a wall that separated off the space and once again i'm not entirely certain what this
room might have been but we can find some clues there used to be a fireplace here in the center
or at least a wood-burning chimney or something to that likeness there are also several windows
on all sides of this room as well as a door that would have taken you out to the side of the house
now directly behind me is what we might call the maid stair or the back staircase unfortunately
this has been completely covered over at the top so per usual we'll just take the grand
staircase in the front of the house now that we've seen the entirety of the first floor of
this house let's go ahead and make our way on up the staircase and check out the second floor
arriving at the top of these stairs we now get to see a glimpse as to how the
original staircase might have looked at least the banisters in the knoll post on the first floor
as we can see a masternode post up here on the second floor as well as the original handrail
and the spindles so let's take a closer look at these before circulating around this floor
as we make our way down the stair hall there are some other details
to point out and we saw this while exploring a home in benton park
and this is just absolutely beautiful let's take a moment to see these details
this will take you up to the third floor let's just go ahead and peek our heads up
there real fast and then we'll come back down and keep exploring the second floor
as we come back downstairs there is a room directly here off the landing
it still has its original hardware as well as a few other details so
let's just take a peek at this and then we'll move on along
walking into the first room that we'll see this could have been considered either a library
or perhaps part one of part two of the owner's suite here here is the original
historic fireplace once again with its summer cover on it we have more intricate window
encasements on this floor now so let's take a moment to see these before heading along
walking through here is where the house really starts to get interesting as we can see a lot
more clues as to how it might have originally been set up so let's start taking a look around here
there is a historic chandelier suspended from the ceiling now as our eyes grace the surfaces
we notice that there is a niche and above that something really amazing
we can see the remnants of a wallpaper banner and something else that's just really fascinating is
the plate cover up here it looks like it has been hand painted with a scene from nature
moving along from this space once again we arrive at these really thick walls
that have these very ornate encasements on them this time it's unpainted so we can get an idea
of what this original wood would have looked like especially from what we saw on the first floor
this is another place where things just get
really fascinating we can see layers and layers of wallpaper
from decorating over the years and it's just really interesting to see all of the different
motifs that come out in all these different layers at least three or four of them are apparent here
off to this side of the room is a smoker's patio so we'll just take a quick peek out there
and then we'll see the rest of this floor
off the back of this room is what seems to be either a closet or a bathroom i would tend to
believe that this was probably a bathroom as we can see towel hooks and a towel rack and what
might have been a medicine cabinet or perhaps a window that's been covered up as a shelf
you guys let me know what your thoughts are down in the comments now let's keep moving on
and this takes us to the back stair landing of the house if we turn around we can see
that there's a bathtub here which is a little random as we would imagine this more as a place
for circulation and not so much the bathroom but come on through here and this takes us towards
the back of the house of course there's a lot of storage in here but there's still some things to
see if we look up this way there is an old fuse box so we can just take a quick peek at this
of course right above us is a working transom window that has been painted over
and this is one of those things that could be really easily restored and put back to functional
use behind this door is a bridge that takes us out to the old carriage house the carriage house
has been converted into two modern apartments or at least it's in the process of being converted
so we'll just take a quick glance inside one of these and then we'll keep moving along
thank you all for joining me on this tour i really hope that you enjoyed it
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