I looked at the block in between Ohio and South Jefferson avenues back in November of 2017, and caught some of the same houses as we see today. This is part of the Thomas Allen Western Addition from 1869, as well, so the houses along here would date to as early as the late 1870s,…
Russell Boulevard Between California and Ohio Avenues
I’ve looked at the stunning block of Russell Boulevard numerous times over the years since it’s one of my favorite stretches of houses in the city. Following the street naming convention of “Indian tribes,” this section was originally known as Pontiac Street. One time was back in March of 2015 when I focused on the…
Ann Avenue Between Ohio and South Jefferson Avenues
I actually looked at Ann Avenue back in November of 2017 in two parts, here and here, in between Ohio and South Jefferson Avenues. Back then, the storefront that would become the restaurant Savage was yet to be renovated; the windows are now covered again. You either got a chance to eat there or you…
Ann Avenue Between California and Ohio Avenues
Heading yet another block north, we now head down Ann Avenue from California to Ohio Avenue in the east-west blocks of northeastern Fox Park. We see something new for the first time in this examination: single family houses like one might see Tower Grove Heights over on the long blocks around the intersection of South…
Accomac Street Between Ohio and South Jefferson Avenues
Heading east of Ohio Avenues on Accomac Street towards South Jefferson, we continue to see two family houses. The architectural styles are hard to quantify; take for example, above, where there is a little point sticking up above the pediment. Overall, the houses look more or less the same, and it can be seen that…
Accomac Street Between California and Ohio Avenues
Moving one block to the north, to Accomac Street, we see more of a mix of four-families, single families and two families. If you’ve ever wondered where the name came from, it is a town in Virginia, located out on that little peninsula that is not contiguous with the rest of the state. Originally the…
Armand Place Between Ohio and South Jefferson Avenues, Revisited
Moving along east of Ohio Avenue in the former St. Louis Commons on Armand Place, we see the continued unity of style consistent with being built in a relatively short period of time in the late 1880s and early 1890s as part of the Sarpy’s Partition of the DeVolsey Tract. I looked at this block…
Armand Place Between California and Ohio Avenues
Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to be looking at the east-west streets in Fox Park and Compton Hill in between California and South Jefferson Avenues. We’ll start in the south with Armand Place and work our way north, ending with Hickory Avenue in the north. This first block is the Sarpy’s Subdivision…
Selma Hall
Selma Hall, or Kennett’s Castle, was built according to designs by George I. Barnett in 1854 along the bluffs south of St. Louis in Jefferson County. I rarely only show historic photographs, but the house is so far back in a huge estate and is never open to the public that it is impossible to…
Anheuser Estate, Kimmswick
The Anheuser family had a country estate on the banks of the Mississippi just south of Kimmswick that is now a park. The house was originally built in 1867 but the Anheusers bought it in 1916. I suspect the family could have easily taken the train directly to their estate on the tracks, which may…