hi everyone my name is Ken welcome to this house today we are exploring the historic keyhole house
located in the soulard neighborhood of st louis missouri this house is currently listed for 695
thousand dollars and boasts over 4 600 square feet it has a rich history stick around we're about
to go inside the original owner of this house was michael reinigel he was a noteworthy brick
mason who built this house in 1890 featuring 43 different styles of brick and terracotta
the average price of brick of the time was 1 cent per brick and many of the breaks on this
house cost as much as five dollars a piece when it was constructed later on in 1921 it became a
boarding school and was later transformed into apartments and even a brothel for a short time
by the 1960s it was abandoned and many of its architectural pieces had been looted
its current owners purchased it in 1997 and renovated including adding the ornamental 23
carat gold leaf cornice on the facade all right so we've just walked inside and now we are in
the main stair hall of the house so this has the original newel post in it it also has these
beautiful stairs with 12 foot soaring ceilings the ceiling medallion in here is the only one that's
original to the house this house stood vacant in the 60s and was unfortunately looted by vandals
who stole out most of the original architectural pieces that were inside of this home so coming
into the parlor there are these beautiful pocket doors we can see that they have their handles
on them the current owners of this house they restored this home it was a boarding school like i
mentioned it stood vacant in the 60s and they were able to bring in a lot of architectural salvage to
kind of bring this house back to life again so let's just look around this living room first
walking out of the parlor we're now going to come to the dining room
and once again there are pocket doors that are hidden in these walls coming through here the
fireplace in this room was actually taken out of a house in old north st louis and was reinstalled
here so it was given a second chance at life the medallion was also handcrafted by local artisans
and once again there's another pocket door off to the side of this room
walking into the butler's pantry we passed through these frosted glass panel doors
and these are really gorgeous let's take a moment just to look at these
so now we're in the butler's pantry once again 12-foot ceilings floor-to-ceiling cabinets we have
glass cabinets over here as well and then there's also a stained glass door that leads off to the
side of the property leaving the bunk there's pantry we come into the kitchen and this kitchen
is amazing there are floor-to-ceiling cabinets actually 45 cabinets total in this kitchen they're
these beautiful home granite countertops and high-end stainless steel appliances there are
also two sinks in this kitchen an entrance off to the side that takes you to the backyard and
i'm not going to show you guys that yet because it's really awesome and i'm going to save it for
very last so come on through here and there is a juliet balcony off of this little sitting area
walking out of the kitchen we're now going to go see the bathroom and the bathroom is just
right over here as i mentioned it's off the stair hall and here's that beautiful double
hung stained glass again and if we notice the torches on here actually three-dimensional
and then there's also these original details to the house some of the few things that were left
in here and it looks like the owners really tried to save what they could in this house that wasn't
already stolen so passing on underneath this archway we're going to come to the first floor
bathroom and this is a full bathroom it has a clawfoot tub it has built-ins pedestal sink
it's a modern take on a more traditional bathroom so it's just really cool there
are also transom windows both one leading to the exterior and one to the stair hall and
this bathroom has a beautiful marble hexagon floor black bead board as well as a chair rail
and a marble threshold walking out of the bathroom we're now going to pass back to the stair hall
and we're walking towards the front of the house right now and we're about to go upstairs
once again let's just pause and really admire the craftsmanship on this new post
all right let's go check out the upstairs arriving up here at the top of the steps we
come to a landing and we're immediately greeted by a linen closet there's also
this great here and this used to be on the outside of the second national bank so that's
just a really cool bit of heritage that's been brought into this house
there's also a double hung window here that runs underneath the flying staircase to the third floor
now leaving the stair hall we come into the sitting room and this is just really
beautiful there are these amazing pocket doors there are transoms above the window
so coming through this set of pocket doors once again absolutely gorgeous we come into what's
set up as another sitting room and before we leave this space check out these really amazing
bookcases they kind of have mid-century modern vibes but they really kind of go with a space
so let's continue on this way and the master bedroom is over here through this archway
and there is another transom window really helps to increase airflow
so there's a bathroom off to this side laundry room off to the side we'll get
to those in just a moment so come on through here this is the master suite
over in this corner is a juliet balcony so you could open your door and not have to worry about
falling out here let in a really nice breeze over on this side of the master suite are the
his and hers closets with frosted glass and i won't open these because the owners do have
some personal items in here but this is a really good way to see how these brand new modern doors
mesh with the traditional molding um it's just this amazing dichotomy of design and i think it
has pulled off very well in this house so moving back over this way let's look at the laundry room
first there's a washer dryer a lot of cabinets and storage space plenty of area to fold clothes
and a sink as well and then the master bathroom is over here there is a pedestal sink
an all glass shower and this thing is amazing it's really large so let's just take a peek in here
leave the master bathroom now and let's go check out the third floor so the third floor
is really amazing and um we just need to walk out here first through the stair hall again
and over here at the end is a linen closet
now these stairs are really cool how they wrap around here so we can start going up
once we're up here at the third floor things start to look really industrial
there are exposed rafters exposed hvac there are glass blocks partitioning off the stairway
and there's also a giant bay window over here so they have this set up as a home office it
could also be a game room play room whatever your imagination really leads you to so there's also
another full bathroom off of the space it has this beautiful green marble floor clawfoot tub
porcelain toilet porcelain pedestal sink and then this beautiful set of built-ins over here
so cutting through this lofted space we're now going to come to another bedroom that's
up here on the third floor and we pass through this beautiful glass pane door
and come on in there's an old postal long distance telephone service door right here
and that's just another one of those pieces of reclaimed architectural salvage that's
been brought into this house and it just adds so much character so to either side of the bed in
this room there are these amazing built-ins in the window and this is really deep this
is probably two or three feet deep right here and it has storage built into it so
that's just another one of those really great features that gives the house a lot of charm
cutting through the loft space we're now going to
pass through here there's this awesome ski ball machine on the side and there's
a utility closet right here so let's head on through here's another big beautiful bedroom
entering the third bedroom we're now passing through a glass pane door there are exposed
rafters on the ceiling exposed hvac exposed brick this room has a very raw and natural
feel to it there's also a juliet balcony off to the side here lots of windows for a lot
of natural light there's also a beautiful cubby over here and a full walk-in closet
i'm not going to open that once again just because the owners have things stored in here
and there's another one of these amazing reclaimed fireplaces over here this one looks like it is
cast iron with a granite top on it so let's just look at that for a moment
all right so we've seen the entirety of the house let's go check out the backyard now so directly
off the kitchen is the backyard out here on the deck it is just absolutely gorgeous back here it's
like your own urban oasis there are these tall privacy fences with urns and pedestals on top
of them down here is cobblestone and we'll notice how wide these stairs are too there's actually a
lot of space down here so you can really entertain with a lot of guests once again privacy fence off
to this side beautiful garden doors for a garden gate and then over here is the garage now up here
is just absolutely gorgeous we come with these old steps onto an astroturf plane and there is this
english hedge maze kind of garden right here just a really beautiful and quaint space
ted thank you so much for allowing us into this property it has been a
absolute pleasure to just tour this and see how the old and the new have come together hi i'm ted
white with dealman sotheby's international realty and we're so excited ken that you came here and
have an edition of this house beautiful keyhole house in siouxlard and we're gonna sell it quickly
and we're gonna find a great new steward for this beauty thank you everyone for joining us on
this house tour i know it was a little different seeing the old mixed with the new let us know your
thoughts on it down in the comments if you would like more information on this property check out
the description because we have a listing link down there i'll see you next time on this house
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