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House Tour: 1908 Mansion in Compton Heights

I love touring fabulous houses, even if the only way I can see them is online. I’m betting that since you came to a site called “Hooked on Houses,” you do, too.
Here’s a 100-year old mansion in the Compton Heights neighborhood of St. Louis that has 4,400 sq ft with 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. [...]

February 19th, 2008 | Tags: 1908, bathroom, chandelier, Compton Heights, Decorating, fireplace, hardwood floors, house, House Tour, kitchen remodel, old houses, renovation, St. Louis, staircase, woodwork | Category: House Tour, Older Homes | Comments (5)

Historic La Salle Park Neighborhood

See the houses featured at the top of each page in the “Hooked on Houses” logo? I took that picture, as well as the one at the top of this post, in the historic St. Louis neighborhood of La Salle Park.
The area is a showcase of Victorian and Federalist architecture. By 1969, however, the area had become completely blighted, and the city requested [...]

January 21st, 2008 | Tags: Architecture, Federalist, Historic neighborhoods, LaSalle Park, Real Estate, renovating, St. Louis, Victorian | Category: Architecture, Historical Homes, Real Estate | Leave a comment