hi everyone my name is ken welcome to this house today we are in the central west end neighborhood
of st louis missouri exploring a tudor revival style house now this house boasts some incredibly
unique features even from the curb so if we look up we can see the drama masks that are carved into
the facade and supporting the cantilever we can see the barrel vaulted ceilings soaring above
and these all intersect with each other creating a groin vault which is not something we've seen
yet in a house so what do you say let's go inside and check it out come on before we see inside i'll
share with you all the interesting history of this house the land it is on was originally zoned for
three commercial buildings before the neighborhood bought it as we can see in this newspaper clipping
pershing the street it sits on was called berlin avenue up until world war one when the name was
changed doctor and mrs gustav lipman purchased the land and built this house in 1912 modeled after
homes they had seen on holiday while in nuremberg resulting in this tutor revival style house
we've just walked inside and we are now in the anta hall of this house if we look up we can
see that the ceiling barrels and vaults with the curve of the glass surrounding the door
and now making our way into the actual stair hall we are greeted by this rounded stained
glass window and we can really appreciate this over the boxton radiator now there is a bathroom
off to this side and we'll look at that in just a little while first i want to talk about these
stairs so let's look at this really intricate scroll work that comes down along the spindles
now as we continue past the stair hall we come to the first room and of course let's take a moment
to look at this flat archway and how ornate it is with the different layers of trim now come on in
here and we can see that this has the historical wallpaper and paneling surrounding the space
with another section to the room over here now there are some really interesting
features to point out here like this cherub in the top of the archway
and then of course there are the diamond paint windows here with a rounded niche above them
crossing over to this side of the room once again we see another one of these boxed in radiators
with its decorative shelling and another rounded window with a cast iron inset up in the rounded
section so let's just take a moment to pan around the space and then we'll move on to the next one
now moving on to the next space this takes us into a room with barrel vaulted ceilings
and one of the most striking things is just the paneling that surrounds this room as well as the
wallpaper and murals that soar above us here of course there is a historic
crystal chandelier hung right in the center and if we look up to this side these windows
their barrel vaults actually cut into the larger barrel vault creating a groin vault
as we make our way through this room there is a door here that goes to the kitchen and we'll see
that in a moment but just see if you guys can find the secret passageway that's in this house
and i won't leave you guessing for too long it's right here so let's go ahead and open this up and
come on through here this takes us into a secret hidden study so of course one of the things that
we notice right off the bat if we look up we can see the timbers that are embedded into the ceiling
with a stucco in between and this is not something that we've seen in the house quite
yet now as we bring our focus back down we can look around and see all these built-in bookcases
there are these really wide pine panels on the walls
and they actually have dental molding that runs about the height of a chair rail
and as we make our way around this room we come to a large window that has a beautiful view of
the backyard and then there's a door that exits out onto a deck and we'll see the backyard in
just a little while so come on back through here and let's go see the kitchen now making our way
out of the hidden office we come back into this room and of course this is the door that i said
we would take later so let's come on through here and this is going to take us into the kitchen
and of course this is all newer we can see that there's really not that much that is original here
so let's just start to look around the space of course there are these vintage windows that most
likely are not original to the house but if we turn around we can see that there is a built-in
plant shelf over this window and this looks to be of about the same vintage of this house
now off to this side is the door that takes us out to the backyard and we'll explore this very last
in the meantime let's just take a quick glance around here and explore the rest of the house
now there is something really fascinating to point out in this kitchen so of course these
are the maid stairs that run up behind me here so let's just poke our head around this corner
and take a look at the old dumb wader now of course this is no longer functioning as we did
not actually see an opening in the kitchen however historically maids would have prepared food and
then put them on trays inside of the dumb waiter and then hoisted them up the steps and of course
i'm not going to make us take this maid stare today we are going to take the grand stair as
we usually do so come on through here and i know we already saw this but let's just take a moment
to really appreciate how this banister flares out and the craftsmanship that would have gone into us
now what do you say we go check out the rest of the house come on as we begin our ascent
into the rest of the house we still have three more stories of this homes sc so this is first
going to take us up to a landing and this is our first time seeing a boxed noodle post
of course the molding on this is fairly simplistic as is consistent with the styling of this home now
off to this side is a door that runs between the steps this is the maid stair and this is where we
just saw the dumb wader and it's very curious that the main stair does not actually continue all the
way up to the second floor by itself however it feeds into the same landing that the residents of
this home would have been using also here is the first time that we are seeing a crystal doorknob
and glass panel doors so let's keep an eye out for these details as we traverse the rest of the house
and opposite of this door is a stained glass window that contains the same
motif as the stained glass window that we first saw whenever we entered the house
and of course this one is rounded as well and we can see some warping up towards the top but
really no sagging towards the bottom this is in incredibly good condition for its age
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finally arriving at the second floor off to this side is what would have formerly
been the maids quarters and possibly the nursery so let's go ahead and explore this
of course today this is set up more as an owner's suite so we walk into this closet
and there are these porcelain handles that are on the closet doors
of course this is all newer but it really helps to blend the styles of the old and the new together
so come on through here and this will actually take us into the owner's bedroom first there's
this lovely window seat that has a radiator underneath it and a lot of windows that look
out over the very private backyard off to this side we can see evidence of a former fireplace
of course this has been removed and there is now a radiator in this corner now as we cut
back across the room we are going to come to the owner's bathroom so let's just take a peek in here
there are some interesting features to point out such as some more intricate millwork and we can
of course see that this is all newer there's a newer shower newer toilet and a newer vanity
and this has all been very tastefully done in a way that really blends it with the styles of the
rest of the house that we've seen so far and there are a few more details to point out so
over here we have another one of these really long cabinets that just kind of recedes into the wall
and behind this door there is an older radiator that's hiding out in the corner
now passing out of the bathroom there are a few things left to mention as far as details go
in the space there are these beautiful crystal doorknobs so let's take a moment to see this
and as we pass through this door of course this is boxed in very intricately so let's
continue forward and this will take us back out into the stair hall where we can see a
few more details so above the steps here is a cabinet it also has this really intricate
crystal doorknob with its original hardware so we can just take a peek in here and we can see
the wooden shelves and the bead board that surround the space
as we begin making our way further into this house we can now see the banister that overlooks the
stairs in the front of the home so let's just peek over this and this is the staircase that
we first saw when we entered the house and off to this side is another bathroom so let's go on
in here and explore this of course there's another crystal doorknob that allows us to enter this room
and a compact radiator off to this side as we make our way further in
we can see that there is a barreled ceiling right here that covers the shower and tub combo
and off to this side there is a pedestal sink a full toilet and above all of this is another
beautiful stained glass window and we can see the original hardware and pulley system
still intact on this window and if we turn around this way there's a medicine
cabinet so let's go ahead and open this up and just take a peek inside of here
moving along and at the end of this hall as another bedroom
now come on in here this room is fairly large and of course over on this side there are triple hung
windows and we can see that we have six over six grids and then two over twos
and these still have what appear to be their original latches and pulley systems as well
now in this corner we might be looking at this thinking is this a piece of furniture well it's
not this is actually to conceal the radiator and create a more usable surface above it
and off to this side of the room is a full-size closet so let's take a look at this now the
crystal doorknobs have changed a little bit and there's a cut out for a skeleton key
before we leave this room let's make sure to look up this is the first time that we are seeing an
intact blaster medallion inside of this house now of course the ceiling fan is
probably a hundred years newer than this house but we can appreciate that it still
has this original detail up here so let's go ahead and explore the rest of the house
walking back here the next bedroom is located off to this side so come on through here and
now the wood type in here has changed we can see that it's now much older
and that the planks are much thinner now of course this room needs a lot of work
but you can really see the potential in here and this actually gives us the chance
to see some of the construction of this house kind of exposed and laid out
so of course this is probably what the subfloor looks like underneath the hardwood over here and
over on this side we can see this giant sill underneath the windows so this room gets a
lot of amazing natural light of course there's an older radiator over here and there are two closets
one on this side and one over on this side both with crystal doorknobs both on the interior and
exterior of the closets and off to this side of the bedroom is a door that will take us out to
a deck so let's go check this out real fast coming out here and as we come out here this is a really
good chance for us to see this banister that we saw from the curb so let's notice how spiky it
is and also how this turns and spirals down to its base and of course this space is now
two stories up and it looks over this beautiful neighborhood which is surrounded by mature trees
coming back inside we are now going to exit this room and see the final bedroom
on this floor so come on through here and let's just peek our heads inside of here
so of course as we enter this room this is a lot more ornate than what we've been seeing in
the rest of the bedrooms up here let's take a moment to appreciate this intricate mill work
that completely surrounds the space now of course there is a closet over here it does
appear to be missing its crystal doorknob but it does retain its hardware so that's really good
now over on this side there are built-in shelves over here there's this incredibly intricate
fireplace that looks to have its historical cast iron inset that has possibly been gold leafed
now that we've seen the entirety of the second floor let's go ahead and check out
the third floor this is just a closet over here of course it has a crystal doorknob but
we won't peek in there today so come on through here and let's start spiraling our way up there
as we make our way onto the third floor now the ceilings have dropped a bit in
this little landing area and there are tile floors there's a bathroom off to
this side and it contains a secret we'll get to that in just a moment
and off to this side is attic storage so we'll just peek in here real fast
making our way forward the space starts to be released
into the dominant gable of the house so this shoots up to the third floor
and the fourth floor that we'll explore in just a moment so of course we can see the exposed trusses
with their really heavy hardware holding them all together chandeliers suspended from
the trusses and windows that look out over the front yard and of course surrounding the space
is more attic storage we see all of these smaller doors with their crystal doorknobs and if we look
above this we can see more intricate molding exposed timbers with the plaster and stucco
over in this corner is actually a bar so come take a look at this i'm not sure if
this top is vitro light or if it's some sort of an other man-made tile or possibly stone
if you have any idea please let me know down in the comments i'm fairly curious
so coming out of this room we are now going to pass by a bathroom that is divided up into
a couple of rooms so right here we have what would be considered you know the traditional
water closet you have the toilet and the sink and we'll just take a quick peek in here
and making our way through here we are now going to go up a couple of steps
and this takes us to where the bathtub jacuzzi is so we can just kind of peek right here
now we're going to disappear around this corner and this is going to take us up to
the fourth floor so let's go ahead and check this out and this brings us up to a lofted
space that overlooks the two-story room that we just saw and this is a really good place to get
a view of these trusses we can see the windows centered on them at the very pitch of the gable
and we can also see the wooden pegs
that are embedded into the trusses here so that's just a really interesting bit of construction
that we have not yet encountered while touring these types of homes
we've just walked out of the kitchen into the backyard and this takes us to a stoop
that overlooks the all brick patio so if we come on down here and of course this is so magical
there are vines growing over these older timber
and off to this side is the deck that we saw off of the back of the secret library or the secret
den and continuing through here there is a pergola with old growth vines growing above it
and this is kind of centered in this space and of course we can see the older brick walls
and let's just take a moment to really see all of this
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i want to thank you both so much for opening up the doors here to allow us to film
why don't you tell us a little bit about who you are and your involvement with this property
scott gilbert i'm with platinum realty but also with central west end living and uh we love to
both work here in the central west end a lot in central corridor we really appreciate you coming
today and highlighting this incredible home and i'm barbara heiss and i'm with re max results
and have been in the business for a couple of decades and i've always loved the old homes
i have a blog where i concentrate on the central corridor prior to 170.
wonderful and thank you once again so much for opening up the doors here we've had an absolute
pleasure exploring this house i think it's fun oh it's so much fun and everyone at home please
find a link to not only the listing description but also to barb's blog it's really fascinating
as she covers these old homes and their architectural styles so go ahead and find
both of those links down in the video description below i really hope that you enjoyed this tour
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