Crib Chatter

This 4-bedroom Tudor mansion at 1221 N. Astor first came on the market in July 2013. It has been on and off the market since then with the latest listing coming on in February 2019. Built in 1892 on a 50×67 irregular Chicago lot, it has a 12 foot gated entry with 3 parking spaces […]

This 7 bedroom historic home at 5132 S. Woodlawn in Hyde Park came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1897, it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Isidore Heller. To be honest, until I saw the plaque in front of the house, I couldn’t tell from the style it was a Wright […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 4904 Pershing Place in St. Louis’ Central West End came on the market in June 2019. Built in 1897 it’s on a small lot and doesn’t appear to have any parking. But it’s on what the listing calls a “coveted” private street which has an assessment of $450 a […]

This 5-bedroom mansion at 5165 Lindell Boulevard in Central West came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1908 by architects Mariner & La Beaume, the listing describes it as the “golden age” of St. Louis architecture. Lindell runs on the north side of Forest Park, the largest urban park in America. It is […]

This historic 4-bedroom brick single family home at 2309 S. 12th in Soulard in St. Louis came on the market in April 2018. Built in 1890, it is a rare home that is on a double lot measuring 50×142 in the historic Soulard neighborhood which has small, irregular lots laid out by the French. The […]

I recently spent some time in St. Louis. St. Louis was the fourth largest city in America at one point (as was Charleston, South Carolina, incidentally.) Much of its historic architecture remains. Is St. Louis a buying opportunity for architecture lovers priced out of Washington DC, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia? I’ll be cribbing on St. […]

This 3-bedroom cape cod single family home at 4838 N. Seeley in Lincoln Square just came on the market. If it looks familiar, that’s because we chattered about it back in 2011 when it was a “cottage.” 8 years ago, many of you thought it should be torn down and that no one would want […]

This 3-bedroom mid-century modern single family home at 5428 N. Virginia in Budlong Woods just came on the market. I don’t have a picture for it yet but I wanted to cover it immediately as it might not last on the market for very long. Built in 1951, it is on a larger than average […]

This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 306 W. Concord in Old Town came on the market in September 2018. Built in 1896 on a smaller than average 24×94 lot, it has a 2 car garage. The listing said the house was “totally renovated” in 2006/2007. Additionally, a great room and master suite were added […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1652 N. Cleveland in Old Town came on the market in May 2019. Built in 1876, the listing simply says the lot size is less than .25 an acre. It’s unclear if it’s a smaller than average Chicago lot. Located across from St. Michael’s Church, it has hardwood floors […]