Looking at other houses on North Taylor Avenue, it becomes obvious that the overall context of the streetscape is that of large lots and houses.
So when I read about these lots being cut up and stuffed with four or five houses, or replaced with a house that is not architecturally sympathetic, it weakens the neighborhood’s historic cogency.
I suspect there will be more demolitions in the future if Kirkwood cannot enforce a historic code to protect its rich housing stock.
TKU
I had completely forgotten about that
entire area…
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I attended Ursuline Academy for girls
in Kirkwood MO, freshman year, before moving back to Detroit MI. I was born here in the Boston Edison district .
Examination of a Kirkwood property map will show that the large lots typical of the big old houses are somewhat scattered, mostly in the northeast quadrant of the city. The largest area of consistently large lots is the Windsor Forest neighborhood — Forest Avenue and its branches — most of which was built after WW II.