I was in Webster Groves recently in the evening and parked across the street from the Webster Groves Presbyterian Church, with roots going back to 1865. This building dates from 1924 and was an expansion from earlier structures. I photographed the tracery in the rose window way back in May of 2013. That church is…
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Mary, Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church
While located just across the border in Webster Groves, the Roman Catholic church of Mary, Queen of Peace is often associated with the small suburb of Glendale. The current church was built in 1955 and features windows by Emil Frei & Associates. But I am interested in the sculptures in the high altar. I showed…
Algonquin Place Over to West Jackson Road
Taking its name from the historic golf club across West Lockwood Avenue, Algonquin Place possesses a host of houses from the 1910s and 20s. Not surprisingly, there are many Tudor Revival homes. There are also larger houses that I might describe as upper class examples of the Arts and Crafts style with their use of…
Marshall Place and the Former Webster College
Platted early in the history of Webster Groves and served by the nearby train station, houses on Marshall Place date from 1860 to 1910, a span of fifty years. It was platted by John Marshall in 1860, and the first couple of houses are more Colonial Revival. But clearly one of the oldest houses is…
Blackmer Place, Webster Groves
Blackmer Place was clearly the former estate of the house we’ll see in a second. It was also subdivided in the 1910s or 20s, judging from the housing styles of the elegant homes built on the street. The houses range from the Tudor Revival to the more common Colonial Revival. We now get to the…
Monday Club and Other Historic Houses, Webster Groves
I thought it was time to get back to Webster Groves, considering that the last post I made on the city was in May of 2013(!) and there are a grand total of nine for the historic suburb. We’ll start by looking at the Monday Club at 37 S. Maple Avenue, which was built around…
Euclid Records, Two Days Before Moving to Gore Avenue, Webster Groves
Euclid Records moved to Gore Avenue in downtown Webster Groves in the spring of 2013.
Glenwood Home and Hospital for the Aged
Update: Demolished for a subdivision. Does anyone know if this place still exists? Photo courtesy of Lura Holt.
Modernist Bank Re-Skin, Webster Groves
I strongly suspected that this building, a bank, received its arcaded front some time in the 1960’s. The brick wall just looked older, or not quite right. Ah ha, looking at the wall facing the alley, you can see a dentilated cornice, that reveals that this bank was once constructed in a different style.