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La Hacienda

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Chris Naffziger

La Hacienda subdivision was laid out in the early 1930s, and the housing stock ranges from then to the 1950s. It is a unique blend of many different types of houses, from the Spanish Revival, like its gates, to the… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Gates, Houses, Ladue, Spanish Revival, Tudor Revival
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Maritz and Young Lecture This Wednesday, August 14, 7:00 PM, Missouri History Museum

Posted on August 12, 2013 by

I was pleasantly surprised to receive a review copy of the Missouri History Museum’s publication, The Architecture of Maritz and Young: Exceptional Historic Homes of St. Louis, by Kevin Amsler and L. John Schott.  If you’ve never heard of the… Continue Reading →

Central, Commentary, County Book Reviews, Clayton, Forest Park North and West, Houses, Ladue, Tudor Revival
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Carmelite Monastery, Ladue

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Chris Naffziger

I made it out to the Carmelite Monastery in Ladue last Sunday and was pleasantly surprised. Here is their website. their original location was in Soulard. The church is a beautiful example of Italian Romanesque Revival, and the door is… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Churches, Ladue, Romanesque Revival
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I Can’t Wait to See the McMansion Going In Here!

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

My parents and I came across this tear-down in progress on Litzsinger Road. What will rise in its place?

County Central County, Demolition, Ladue, McMansions
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Old Railroad Right-of-Way, Ladue

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Chris Naffziger

Update: Thanks to readers, corrected on the actual use of this right-of-way; it was a railroad line. Disclaimer: Yes, I know this is a horrible photograph. Yes, Ladue once had mass transit passing through it, as this right-of-way, just off… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Ladue
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Cool Modernist House, Ladue

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

I passed by this great house facing Litzsinger Road in Ladue. With southern facing windows, the light in the house must be wonderful. Update: Thanks to Andrew Raimist, I now know this is the Evens Residence.

County Central County, Houses, Ladue, Modernism
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Adventures in McMansion Land

Posted on September 16, 2009 by

Enjoying the weather Sunday afternoon, my parents and I decided to check out our favorite place for ridicule, Ladue just south of Clayton Road. We were not disappointed; we saw our favorite McMansion in the whole wide world off of… Continue Reading →

County Demolition, In-Fill, Ladue, McMansions, Post-Modernism
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Harry Hammerman House

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Chris Naffziger

Landmarks recently featured the house as well here. It is quite an extraordinary house, inspired by the great Frank Lloyd Wright and now being lovingly restored and expanded tastefully.

County Central County, Houses, Ladue, Modernism, Rehabilitation
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Isadore Shank House

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Chris Naffziger

I had the opportunity to see Isadore Shank’s house a weekend or two ago, nestled on a quiet street in the county. It is an exceptional house, and a testament to Modernist home design on a humane level. The house… Continue Reading →

County Central County, Houses, Ladue, Modernism
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Isadore Shank House

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Chris Naffziger

Read this article. The highly influential architect Isadore Shank’s sons are working to preserve his memory (and his houses–literally).

County Central County, Houses, Ladue, Modernism

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