hi everyone my name is ken welcome to this house today we are exploring a house built in 1883 in
Lafayette square park in st louis missouri it is four bedrooms three baths and 3 580 square feet
so the first thing we notice upon entering this house are the 12 foot ceilings that soar above us
as we follow our eyes down we look at the banister and the newel post paired with the parquet floors
below us these walls are incredibly thick as they encase three layers of brick between them
let's go on into the parlor so here in the parlor we can see that there is a massive
chandelier hanging dead center surrounded by beautiful ornate plaster work at the top
the fireplace is solid granite covered by a cast iron plate now we're going to head into
the dining room past these beautiful pocket doors once again extending nearly 12 feet up
to the ceiling so follow me on in here we're going to look at these beautiful bay windows
that let light in from different directions as well as the buffet that centers on the dining
room table now next to us here we have a solid granite fireplace just like we did
in the living room except for the sculptural elements are a little bit different
above the doors here are transoms this would have allowed more airflow through the house
especially in the hotter months of the summer to help to ventilate and to cool down the area kind
of like air conditioning before air conditioning was invented so let's keep walking through here
and as we pass through here you're going to notice that the foyer is incredibly long
as we have an entire staircase in front of us as we keep going we're going to come to a kitchen
in just a moment but first i want to point out that it does have a bathroom on the first floor
this is not exactly typical for a house of this age so this might have been converted from some
sort of other room or had some sort of other function back when it was originally built so
let's go ahead and head into the kitchen the first thing we notice is this giant granite peninsula
that pops out from the brick chimney wall behind us we have stainless steel stove and a hood
as well as a sub-zero refrigerator this gives you all of the conveniences of modern life in an old
home let's look behind us because this is just the part of the kitchen that ties everything together
this fireplace this would have originally been wood burning and would have heated this area
so as we cross back out here once again the parquet flooring through the entire
grand hall beautiful furniture fun decorations we even have an old mirror that sits up here
in the foyer as we head upstairs we're going to notice that this is longer than the normal
staircase most staircases only have like 14 steps this one feels like it has a million for real
once we get to the top of the stairs we can see the laborer's staircase that is just off to
the side here and right in between these is a giant pendant light but even more exciting than
the pendant light is a skylight that has been cut out in more recent years to allow light to filter
in here at the end of this hallway we're going to enter the first bedroom now notice how cozy this
is it has a lot of space it would have originally had a fireplace where the plaster is on the wall
it looks like that has been removed and then it has oversized windows to allow breezes and natural
light to come in and we'll also check out the ceiling this is something very unique about this
house is every chandelier has intricate molding work around it so attached to this bedroom is a
jack and jill bathroom as we enter in we're going to notice that the first thing might seem a little
odd but there are no shades on this massive window right here and that is because it faces a brick
wall there's also this beautiful towel rack so if you did want privacy you could just hang your
towel up right here and no one would be able to see you not that they could anyways so we're going
to look in here there's a beautiful kohler brand sink that is complemented by a trifold medicine
cabinet and a giant shower with a tile surround when i say giant i mean this thing is huge you
could really spread out in here there's not one but actually two shower heads moving from the jack
and jill we're going to come through a very thicc set of wall now there are three layers of brick
behind this wall here and it has been decoratively encased in ornate wood work so now we enter into
the study the study is right above the dining room so you'll notice that there are also
bay windows with a blank wall in the middle we'll pass through this space
and you're looking at me like that's a wall isn't it well it's not it's actually a giant pocket door
which leads to the master suite as we enter the suite first we will notice that there is a
beautiful granite fireplace once again unique from all the rest with etchings and carvings
and sculptural elements and the bed is set right in the middle of the room centered underneath the
chandelier above with ornate plaster work once again now behind the bed is a giant bookcase
this goes floor to ceiling and has a ladder that can roll around
so that you can get to all of your books how cool is that so now we are heading up to the attic
and before we even explore this room i just want to show you the view the view from here is insane
you can see the st louis gateway arch which is actually the largest monument in the united states
of america now we are in the theater room on the third floor so this attic has been converted
basically into a gaming lounge we have a card table set up over here surrounded by fun movie
posters we also have a big screen and a projector setup with reclining movie seats and over here we
have a really fun mural that has been painted on this pocket door it is the spanish prisoner movie
poster so i'm going to go ahead and open this so we can just take a look at what's inside of here
so now we've entered the backyard just off of the kitchen let's step on down here to see this
beautiful seating area underneath this mature tree this is just absolutely magical back here
we can see an old fountain that used to have water flowing to it from the lion's head and the brick
wall now that brick wall is the garage over there and as we can see the entire backyard is bricked
in with extra wide stairs this is the perfect space for hosting a party or entertaining or
just simply enjoying privacy in an urban setting thank you all for watching the reason we chose to
feature this house is because it embodies the second empire architectural style and boasts
well-preserved details both on the facade and in the interior i want to give a huge shout out
to the owners of this house for allowing us to film here if you find yourself in st louis make
sure you check out the link in the description because this is actually a vrbo vacation property
we saw a lot of amazing rooms in this house which one was your favorite let us know in the comments
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