Inside the Mansion that ALMOST Changed History | This House Tours

[@heatherjones6647]

What a beautiful house still well loved and cared for. Kudos to the current owners and thanks for letting us visit their home. Fantastic, informative tour as usual!

[@mzmerryweather]

This...OMG what beautiful house! I love when the woodwork is preserved and not painted over. My fav part, was the butlers pantry - I know that sounds strange, but the wood, the drawers the sink...I can only imagine the conversations that were held there long ago. Great video! Thank you!

[@jesseostone386]

Ken, this is the most beautiful house you’ve ever highlighted! So ornate and intricate, with style and class throughout. Not overly pretentious or so grand as to boggle the mind, but just an elegant example of unique architecture and top-notch workmanship! Thanks so much to you and the owners for sharing this wonderful home!

[@saranisaac]

When I drive past all these magnificent houses across from forest park, I get lost imagining what they are like and why they’re there. Thank you, Ken! And the homeowners!

[@Gizathecat2]

So nice to see a classic house that did not get bulldozed!

[@leodannyportal]

One of the many reason I love Saint Louis is the immense collection of turn of the century mansion. What a treat to view the inside and outside of these homes on "This House." Great Job!

[@denisemanley5318]

To add that they have been appreciated and not torn down. Wonderful history!

[@carolynnixon7095]

So many things I like about this one. It's beautiful and functional both! The owners have done well by it.

[@p.mckenzie2921]

I live in Indianapolis Indiana and the white limestone for that house comes from McCoury about 90 miles from my home. And it still worked to this day and they sell all over the world not just the United States. This house was wonderful Ken thanks again for another great video. And have a great and safe Fourth of July 🇺🇸

[@banjopatterson3756]

This house is gorgeous both inside and out. Loved the newspaper adverts for staff too. That adds to the story.

[@jimreilly917]

Craftsmanship unmatchable today. What a magnificent building.

[@sooz9433]

I'm about 30 minutes from Cochran House. I was born in East St. Louis Illinois and we traveled the Eads Bridge almost daily. I moved to Missouri about 32years ago and I'm very happy here. While I haven't seen the inside of this home the outside is beautiful. Thank you for the tour from St. Charles Missouri.

[@denisemanley5318]

What a gorgeous house! It is livable but includes historical ambience. Just lovely! Thank you for taking on a tour.

[@saranisaac]

I am living my dream through you, Ken, with each episode! Old St. Louis architecture is an absolutely fantastic treasure in my heart. I specifically always enjoy a good butlers pantry!

[@janedee6488]

My favorite part of the house: all of it. Thanks Ken.

[@aliceputt3133]

They did a beautiful job with modernization while preserving all the elegance and craftsmanship of the original design. I love this house and appreciate them sharing it with us all.

[@chadsimmons6347]

We wouldn't want to live inside a summertime "hot-box" no matter how elegant, modern upgrades are necessary

[@terpinator24]

I liked the fact the hall windows and the French doors were added much later but actually seem like they've always been there!

[@francoisedunne223]

Excellent views of the home ken so glad they preserved that one compared to the other ones that they have torn down I hope that lives on forever. Such beautiful architecture and beautiful design. Nobody can do that kind of work anymore we had quite the craftsman back at the turn of the century.

[@alison5009]

Just gorgeous! I love all of the details and how the current owners kept so much from the past. I also enjoyed how they made the kitchen functional for today’s needs, while keeping pieces of older styles. Thank you!

[@christopherkraft1327]

What a beautiful home with a fascinating story!!! It's nice to see that it's still standing & in such excellent condition!!! Thanks for sharing another fun video!!! 👍👍🙂

[@curiousworld7912]

Like many towns of any size, I imagine; our town's old City Hall was built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. When my children were small, I used to drive around town and point out different architectural styles. Now, my children are adults, but whenever we pass City Hall; they both sigh, and say 'Yes, we know; Richardsonian Romanesque.' :) This is a lovely house, and I'm happy to see that when renovating the kitchen, they did not go all-out 'modern'; they respected the style of the house.

[@pamcastiron4274]

Thanks for the history of the owner. It is truly a beautiful house. I think my favorite thing in the house was the window seat. Always wanted to live in a house with one

[@LJB103]

I like that the current owners have not demolished the interior to match their more contemporary aesthetic. Many people would have stripped the interior down to white boxes. Love the dining room! The kitchen blends beautifully into the old house. The whole neighborhood looks quite spectacular. Very good video.

[@davem3789]

No sane person could have tampered with that wood work.

[@LJB103]

@@davem3789 Unfortunately, there are a lot of "insane" people out there.

[@gregpendrey6711]

Thank goodness the led light is way too high as it is. Who knows why they restrained themselves? They just don't get the home. Scary. Maybe it's on the register but that can preclude interiors?

[@jonrussell1690]

What a GORGEOUS house!!! I love houses like this when they have some unique items in them, for example, the round radiator or the curved radiator. It shows that this house was built with love, not to show wealth but also love. Beautiful home BOTH inside and out!!!

[@camhamster3891]

A highlight of traveling for me is to take time to tour places like you feature. I especially enjoy the period photos of interiors that no longer exist. Great channel.

[@margaretrodham6815]

This home is beautiful, the owners have also decorated it beautifully, excellent tease. Love the story behind it.

[@Donald_Shaw]

Beautiful home and thank you, Ken, for showing us around. Really enjoy your channel.

[@sdport5697]

Thank you for the house tour. Such a beautiful blend of old and new!

[@vickiephilpitt7697]

What was my favorite part? My jaw dropped the minute you entered the front door and remained so practically throughout. What a beautiful home; oh and the "closet" that used to be a sitting room? Wow!!!! The only thing missing is an elevator for when you get older and find it harder to climb the stairs. 😉😅😁😂😂😂😂 Truly a very beautiful home. Thank you for sharing this house and home will us all.

[@juliepeterson6639]

Just astonishing! So happy to see the original components have been honored to the best of their ability! What a great find! Thank you!

[@dianacanales2526]

Love this house! My favorite area is the receiving room, or inglenook, with its cozy seating arrangement and beautiful fireplace. But really, what a gorgeous house! The original wood floors are so beautifully done! Wonderful to see the amazing craftsmanship in all of the intricately carved woodwork throughout, such as on the newel post on the main staircase and on all the fireplace mantels and also on the limestone relief work on the exterior of the home. Great tour! Thank-you Ken!

[@joanp105]

So wonderful too watch these videos because I can go back to view any room or facade, as many times as I want.

[@broadwaysam8405]

I’ve seen an identical Butler’s pantry, right down to the huge sink at the end in a turn of the century “apartment dwelling”. Two doors down in another “apartment dwelling” I saw the same green Rookwood Pottery surrounding two fireplaces. The latter’s third floor was originally a ballroom and billiard room with a small kitchen and small servant’s room. Each floor had servants quarters. There was an English basement with more servants quarters, a wine cellar and storerooms. The call bells were still in the house. This brought back memories.

[@joemcbride4644]

I love these old houses, I'm lucky enough to live in England so there are loads of old houses like this. Although I do prefer the American wooden houses style. As you get older you really appreciate the old saying "They don't made em like they used to"

[@annescott2748]

What a beautiful house. I loved the round radiator. I once looked at a house, built circa 1900, not grand like the one you've just shown, that had a curved radiator against a curved wall in the dining room. It was a large radiator as well. So interesting but the round radiator seems really unique. As usual, enjoyed your video🌞

[@johnmiller8975]

I have two curved radiators in my Queen Anne, mine are radiused to match the tower

[@annescott2748]

@@johnmiller8975 the builders definitely paid attention to those details! I really like the house with the curved radiator but the basement had a dirt floor which really would not have been useable.

[@johnmiller8975]

@@annescott2748 My floor is cement because they put in a cistern and needed the wall to hold, but all the other houses we looked at before 1920 had dirt

[@kathleenpenny9388]

Thank you, you re an excellent guide for a fabulous home tour! Fav part: The view from the top with the little outdoor balcony

[@rutheliz75]

Just a couple of thoughts. Since guests used the stairs in the "back hall" to reach the ball room the stairs had a more sophisticated design than typical "back stairs". I believe the cabinet in the third floor hall adjacent to the ball room was added at a later date . The architect would never have upset the symmetry of the ball room entry .

[@colourwheel5703]

What a gorgeous, historic home. Loved the tour. 🇨🇦

[@kathyrickey1181]

What an absolute beauty! And it still looks so pristine inside and out. Thank you for the tour! Probably my favorite place was the little area off the 3rd floor, how unique.

[@dianewilson5516]

Thank you for the tour of this incredible beautiful mansion. It's quite lovely!

[@johnvonundzu2170]

A beautifully done video. This house has been so freakishly lucky in the care, taste and good sense of its owners over the years. I couldn't help thinking how different the place would have looked covered with acres of 1890 darkish wallpaper and paint and how, at least for me, the interiors probably look better now than they would have originally.

[@bobdinitto]

This house is a gorgeous example of understated elegance. Absolutely beautiful!

[@jeanniemesserschmidtz1954]

Beautiful home. Thank you for the wonderful video. St Louis has stunning homes still occupying the city. Again thank you.

[@queenreg7]

I love this entire house. My favorite is the room with the built-in shelves, followed my the bedroom with the sitting room and window seat.

[@badbiker666]

It is hard to believe that at one point in time, anyone thought that putting an entire ship onto a platform and transport it across the North American continent was "more efficient" than putting the cargo onto existing railroad cars. Sounds incredibly weird today. The house, though, is magnificent! I would have been impressed by the detail carved into the exterior even if the interior was gutted. I absolutely loved the terraced patio. I have to say that, although the house is very ornate compared to any modern house, it is still, in a lot of ways, understated if compared to other stately residences of its age. I especially loved the open-air turret room off the ballroom upstairs. From there you can see that the other houses in the neighborhood are very nice, also. I think Ken could spend a lot of time here and I, for one, would watch them all. Thank you for the tour.

[@victoriawhite3662]

It used to take a couple of weeks to unload ships before forklifts

[@ceceliaclarke264]

@@victoriawhite3662 Thank you. Even to the mid 20th century , on -loading and off-loading of a ship required multiple hundreds of hours of manpower. The use of sealed storage containers, lifts, and self-loading machinery is relatively recent. In the situation described in this video, the use of train cars, for delivery to a second ship, would have required a repeat of the off-load/on-load process. Even with rock-bottom wages for dock workers, that would have cut into a ship owner's profits. I can understand why a system for over-land transport of entire ships was considered.

[@shinnam]

Elblag boat canal lift in Poland is a small scale version of Eads idea.

[@sdavidb5620]

Another great tour, thanks Ken. Impressive how the home has been updated. Without the updates standing out. The old and new blends well.

[@ericagrissom4800]

The whole house is Absolutely Beautiful and well kept.

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

Stunning Home. If old homes are your passion .. You can't beat St. Louis as a starting point!

[@sashaconrad3939]

I’m so happy that this house is still standing!

[@Nonnie1227]

Fantastic tour! Beautiful blend of modern conveniences with beautiful millwork from past generations. Thank you

[@Stephen_A.]

An incredibly warm and inviting home. 💖

[@martinadrempetic2395]

Beautiful house and nicely preserved! So nice of owners to let us see its beautiful interior. Love how you explain every room with its furnishings. Pocket doors, wood panneling, window bench, butler's pantry...how i love old features! Would love to see the original bathroom to the house!

[@dantarver622]

Great tour. You are so knowledgeable. A pleasure to watch.

[@Porsche996driver]

St Louis also home to the 1904 Worlds Fair. The old Pavillion is still there. Striking Time Capsule wow gorgeous building, thanks for the tour.

[@graceandglory1948]

Loved the bathroom..that tub was beautiful!

[@dianeworden7068]

What an amazing home and so well preserved, thank you for sharing!

[@kellingtonlink956]

Great research. You have a very calming voice, which I think makes your videos quite relaxing to watch. I do however have a preference for the shorter videos, due to (my) time constraints. Today’s house is a very well preserved mansion. The history of the overland venture was incredibly interesting. Cheers!

[@randykreifels6171]

As always another great house. Love the 40s bathroom and the turrent at the end. Never miss a show.

[@Contessa6363]

I love the whole thing! I recognized the Indiana Limestone exterior immediately. I lived in Indiana for a year. The whole town that I was in used the limestone for all government buildings including IU University Buildings.

[@lizlittle1641]

I like how when they modernized the house they kept it true to the time period of the home. It has many beautiful and unique features. The ballroom is on the 3rd floor? Interesting and weird.

[@helenhershtjader5759]

Fabulous house - kudos to the present owners for sharing it with us. Great tour! Love your review of the details. Favorite room - the butlers pantry. So many elements reminded me of my grandparents 1917 home in Cincinnati. Still dream of that place.

[@garyjones2582]

Gorgeous home, thx TH for taking us along for another adventure.. take care my friend...

[@gloriaramirez4145]

Appreciate the tour! Loved the house and history!

[@rosewright6272]

I’m so glad you do these homes. With gas prices I would never see these homes. So ty

[@debmelton6422]

I found your channel today and loved this first video I've seen. I plan to go back and watch other videos you've made. This home is amazing I loved the tour - Thank you!

[@mikebarry1514]

The butler's pantry was kept ! Sadly today many tear them out. A small critique , wishing the floor under the sink in the aforementioned pantry was recreated as Kalib has done in his home. Thank you for the tour..

[@paco7992]

Very beautiful pad! Current owners are adding to it's history nicely. I'm glad they were not afraid to make it there own.

[@corinnatratt8501]

I feel like if Ken came and toured me around my own house I'd have a new found appreciation for it! Another great and well presented video. Thanks Ken ! :D

[@charli_333]

You do an excellent job, Ken!! I’m so grateful I found this channel!

[@wdjones4735]

The owners have done a great job marrying the old house with tasteful modern furnishings. I could live in this house😊

[@baffledanderanged2101]

Such a lovely home, thank you for the tour ❤

[@lisahuffman6366]

Beautiful house and I love the history. You tell it so well

[@audreejones4658]

I like the way he gives a tour. Doesn’t rush through and spend a lot of time on light fixtures.

[@michellerafferty3222]

All of this house is amazing, I would love to have it xx

[@evonschrader]

One of my best friends lived in this house in the 1950's and 1960's, so I spent a lot of time there. It's wonderful to see it again.

[@wallacehamilton5596]

Romanesque is my very favorite style of vintage architecture. This is a masterpiece of design & craftsmanship. So glad it is preserved.

[@milliehicks7436]

Absolutely stunning home! 😍

[@warriorgirl8118]

All the fireplaces and windows stain glass windows and the amazing wood work throughout the whole house and all the antique furniture and everything ❤😊

[@StamperWendy]

Great tour! Personally, I'd have decorated it with period art pieces and chandeliers from the same era as the construction of the house. Thanks, Ken!

[@thevirtualtraveler]

I agree, the modern furnishings were a bit jarring. Particularly in the livingroom.

[@Susan-zb9it]

Remarkable home. Love the wood. Really beautiful.

[@maclac48]

I could literally live in this beautiful home.

[@roseskindaeverything887]

Love how you describe everything about the house sure would love to live there 💕🌹

[@jenricardo9905]

That is a very impressive house!! Which area is my favorite, you say? I could not pick a favorite, the whole place is so beautiful and gives such a positive vibe. Thank you for showing us.

[@midgie4410]

Love the bedroom with the seating area! It's bright and cheerful!

[@vickilindberg6336]

Excellent tour. Thank you.

[@pamelas1002]

Love it! I just love these tours. Will you ever tour historic homes in other parts of the country? Just wondering 😊

[@ThisHouse]

We are hoping to get out to the East Coast soon, stay tuned!

[@pamelas1002]

@@ThisHouse Can't wait!

[@billcoleman7316]

Hi there, I must say that this is a fantastic home and the owner must really enjoy living in it.

[@lisaknell1809]

My cousin owns a 1902 Queen Anne, which like this one has a ballroom on the 3rd floor. It also can only be accessed by taking the maids stairway up, which I find strange, especially due to belief that servants weren’t meant to be seen during this era. This home is gorgeous, I love the Richardsonian Romanesque style homes!

[@califdad4]

Many years ago, I was a kid and a classmate lived in a large old house, from the era of your cousins, in Sacramento CA and the ballroom was in the basement, which seems easier to get to over the 3rd floor. This one actually had street access to the ballroom. I was told then that the man who built the house had a lot of daughters

[@cuucnsbfl9913]

Joe Says: In the late 1990s I lived in a house in Minneapolis that was built in 1911 and had a 3rd-floor Ballroom as well... I rented from the homeowner, so technically it was shared housing because I used the bathrooms on lower floors and lived on that top floor in the 14' X 19' room which had been the Ballroom. A small, simple set of stairs led to it, and entering the space you were soon beside a door to a big square-shaped closet with coathooks on all 3 sides. A friend who loved architecture informed me that my space had been the Ballroom or 'party room' and the big closet was typical for the time of construction, since closets with hangers hadn't really come into style yet in 1911, and in Minnesota there would have been some big coats to hang in there! I observed another door which led to an unfinished attic space, probably always used for storage; that area had a door which led into yet another unfinished attic space which was more like the shape of a 20th-century walk-in closet (I joked, "Look! The attic has a garret!")... I described my new digs to a friend during a phone call to Florida. My friend, a native New Yorker, asked me for the address so she could send me a card to congratulate me; the house was on Park Avenue in Minneapolis. My friend exclaimed, "You're living in a Ballroom on Park Avenue! That's FABULOUS, Honey!" There was a cozy sense of space in that big room, since the walls took on a diagonal angle at perhaps 5 feet from the floorboards; the ceiling itself was flat across, but high enough to prevent one from ever feeling cramped. My cat and I were quite happy there!

[@califdad4]

@@cuucnsbfl9913 I enjoy looking at real estate sites, about 10 years ago I found a big home for sale in Detroit's Boston Edison with a ball room on the 3rd floor,. The concept seems so odd to have a party rooms up on the top floor up a narrow staircase. Sounds like you had a great room to rent back then.

[@cuucnsbfl9913]

Joe W. Adds: I kind of figured that since I was "Up North" [instead of back home in Florida, where I grew up] the top-floor ballroom made good sense, because warm up could rise up even a narrow staircase and then the party goers would be comfortable enough to shed those big coats and show off their dance moves and sleek newfangled 20th-century fashions! In Florida, the ballroom might well have been a high-ceilinged space on the ground floor, and would've needed plenty of tall windows for ventilation - the idea being to keep the dancers from getting Too HOT!

[@jeanjackels6384]

Loved the pouch with the iron grates. Beautiful.

[@stevemiller7949]

Ken, your voice is so pleasant and you guys put so much effort into these videos. Thank you🙂🙂🙃❤️

[@brianscotpatterson2101]

Love a good Richardsonian Romanesque manor.

[@trainwreck420ish]

Love that inglenook at the front door. Very classic architecture

[@nailadee]

This home so much more tasteful than the huge castles that were built in large cities then were torn down because they couldn’t be maintained. Huge waste of money.

[@pianoplayrpiano99]

Spectacular house, thank you so much for posting

[@charlesclager6808]

Incredible mansion. So well maintained. Good video. Thanks.

[@SMtWalkerS]

Beautiful house! I love these tours and the background info. BTW, your voice is so beautiful and soothing. You enunciate each word, so your speech is easily understood, and the tone is smooth and fluid. NOT the case with every speaker on videos. Thank you for sharing houses with us!

[@DebraAnn-pz4ym]

I love how you tour! Your voice is clear and clean! Very enjoyable!

[@larryroberts4071]

YOU ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB OF DESCRIBING AND POINTING OUT ARCHITECTURAL POINTS OF INTEREST. THANK YOU !

[@steveboussom6564]

I appreciate how you enjoy the beauty of the homes you explore.

[@larrymay269]

Very well done KEN ! 😉 Excellent hope to C more of U.

[@kathymateer]

I love this house! Love your videos.