hi everyone my name is ken welcome to this house today we are touring a converted
firehouse that was built in 1919. this house has two bedrooms two baths and over 5 400 square feet
before we go inside i want to take a moment to give a huge shout out
to ted white for once again allowing us to film inside of one of his listed properties
you can find more information on this in the description below
as we make our way to the entrance of this house i'll tell you guys a little
bit about the history of it so this was firehouse number 32 in st louis engine
house number 32 was built after the city passed an ordinance in 1892 to protect
st louis's leading wholesale center along what is today's washington avenue historic district
at the time this corridor was one of saint louis' leading economic centers so protecting it
from fires was crucial to protecting the growing economy of the region in these historical photos
we can see the original horse-drawn steam-powered bumper that would have served the area from the
original firehouse which was located next door in 1919 the firehouse was expanded with an addition
which is the house we were about to see in these old blueprints we can see how the firehouse
edition was originally set up with bunk beds and a locker room and a toilet room on the second floor
okay we've just walked in the front door and this is actually on the side of the building
so let's explore this it's really spacious down here and the first floor is set up more
like an art gallery so we'll show you some of the pictures before all of the furniture was moved out
we can really see how big and open and beautiful it is and it even has the original tin ceilings
up here and if we look hard enough we can see some cutouts where it's been replaced
and that's where the old fire poles were walking this way we come to this cutout and this will
actually take us to the garage and that's the big red fire door that you saw out front
so let's come back to this cutout into this art gallery space and we're going to explore
the library next so this space could be used as a commercial or business area um so that's kind
of up to your imagination of course they have it set up as an art gallery over here is the library
something really amazing about the space are these track lights and then above that is exposed hvac
pipes and wires and then the tin ceiling so it's just all these different industrial layers
kind of stacked together so it adds a lot of visual and architectural interest to the space
all right are you guys ready to go see the upstairs so upstairs is where the actual
living quarters are in this house so this is how we get there arriving at the top of
the stairs we come to this glass door there's also a glass window off to the side over here
and there are glass walls on either side of this entryway
there's actually a skylight cut out at the top so that allows a lot of light to filter in while
still giving you some privacy from downstairs so let's go into the main house over here
so walking down this hallway we now come to what would have been the dining area and we
can see there are 15 foot ceilings track lighting this beautiful vital corner fireplace over here
and this is one of those features that was added later on and this brings us into the living room
so out of this window we get beautiful views of downtown st louis and this is really right
in the heart of the downtown area so to have a house of this size in this location is completely
unheard of unless you're the campbell house but you know that's not really a private residence
also in this living room super cool to point out we have this beautiful beautiful skylight
and it is massive and then there are track lights that surround it as well
so as we go through this house make sure to really pay attention to the floor because
we can see spots where the fire poles used to be and where they were cut out
so that's just a really interesting thing so right off of the dining and open living room
is this kitchen it has double height cabinets stainless steel appliances
there's plenty of room to entertain here so you can imagine that this house is like perfect for
parties or for entertaining all of your guests there's another massive skylight that's directly
above the island here in the kitchen so let's just take a moment to look at that
come on through here and as we go through this passageway there's a bathroom off to one side and
the first bedroom over here so come on into the first bedroom and this is a pretty spacious area
it's got one window off to the side once again track lights it has double closets over here
and directly across from this bedroom is the bathroom that i mentioned so let's come on in here
so this bathroom is like super retro it has these retro cabinets retro countertop the sink
toilet shower and let's actually peek inside of here because it's
like stepping back in time it's really awesome
walking out of the bathroom we're now going to turn the corner and walk through the kitchen here
and this is going to take us to the next bedroom so the next bedroom is just right
here through this hallway so we come in here there is a bathroom off to this side and the
master bedroom is over here and this room is a bit more spacious it has two windows
it has track lighting and then over here is an amazing closet it has floor to ceiling built-ins
and a mirror at the very end so let's just take a peek inside of here and like when i say this is
big it's like really deep it just like keeps going so let's take a look around here for a second
coming out of the master closet we're now going to come over here to the master bathroom
so this has storage and come on in here
it has another one of these super retro showers so let's take a peek inside of here
and over here on this side we have this giant mirror with can lights above it
a double vanity once again retro cabinets and countertops
beautiful tile floor and then there's a commode area over here walking out of the bathroom we're
now going to get to a really awesome spot in this house so here is like a work area and we'll show
you the old photos so you can see how this was set up it's kind of like a library so there's
also this amazing spiral staircase and this leads to a rooftop terrace let's head up there
all right let's go on up okay walking out onto the rooftop terrace we come to these panoramic
views of the city and we can actually see the ferris wheel over here we can see the new soccer
stadium being built off to the distance and if we peek over here we can actually see the
entire downtown skyline including a little bit of the arch that's popping up over everything
so let's just take a moment to really look at all of these panoramic views because there is
no other house in downtown st louis that offers this this is completely unique to this property
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