Founded in 1929, the Great Depression and then World War II held up the building of the church of the Annunziata out on Clayton Road at Cella Road in Ladue.
It’s in what I would call the French Romanesque Revival, and it cut a beautiful profile on a snow-covered Saturday when I visited.
The church was finally completed in 1953 at a cost of $475,000. The former place of worship was turned into the rectory.
This historic house, with a gambrel roof and dormers, may have been that structure that functioned as the church before the current sanctuary was completed.
I was told by my mother that my great Uncle was the architect for the Annunziata school. His name is George Maguolo.