Touring Converted Firehouse in St. Louis! | This House Tours

[@ThisHouse]

What did you think of this unique house? Let us know in the comments!

[@sammyjo8109]

Boring. It would make a good medical facility maybe. I expected to see the fire pole remaining and the interior showing some brick. Nothing to show it is a historic building except the photos. Too sterile. Sorry for the negative comment but you did ask.

[@ThisHouse]

@@sammyjo8109 we appreciate you for replying! We were also hoping to find a fire pole

[@ThisHouse]

@Mr. Man thank you!

[@sammyjo8109]

@@ThisHouse I didn't mean the presentation was boring, I was referring to the home.

[@sammyjo8109]

@Mr. Man yes, very good presentation. Ken just gets better and better. The camera person is also doing a great job.

[@OKconnectmelove]

Love your videos! But gosh, the inside of this one made me feel really sad. It seems to have lost its heart and soul. As an art lover myself I’m perplexed as to why a great architect wasn’t employed to help keep the character and life of this historic building. Thanks for sharing. 💜

[@ThisHouse]

Hopefully the next owners will bring some of that charm back.

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

Perfectly put. It just seems cold, empty and bedraggled.

[@Thehobbes7]

Could not agree more. I feel like it was destroyed

[@gwenphelps1376]

I guess in a big city like St Louis, making it a modern office building with no character left is the only option. glad the building was saved, sad it's lost all it's historical context.

[@rhietpas]

Well, I guess I wouldn't call St. Louis a big city... but regardless I don't think you HAVE to lose character. I've seen converted spaces keep a ton of it.

[@Renee695]

Its alright, but seem to have removed all the uniqueness and character from it.

[@jenniferferguson4373]

I’m a firefighter, so I’m really digging this!!!

[@katherinebopp2021]

It is beautiful. A friend lived in a remolded fire house , near Sydney St . I did not know her until after she moved . I understand it was very well done.There are many, many old firehouses, in St. Louis.

[@betsyh2503]

Interesting home, kind of disappointed that there isn’t a fireman’s pole from the top floor to the bottom! :)

[@ThisHouse]

I know, right?

[@tammybrown4901]

Always been my dream to have an own a firehouse. An make it my home. 🥰🥰🥰

[@tammybrown4901]

❤❤

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

You did the best you could with what you had! Ok agree with everyone else on this one. I was expecting bright, cheerful and cheeky. Or at least really vintage. Sad that whoever owned this didn’t even care enough to replace the switch and plug plates with white ones to blend with the walls. As for the bathrooms, they aren’t cool and retro - they’re just old. Can’t wait to see what you’ve got coming up! I love your channel and your mission.

[@ThisHouse]

Thanks! We are packing extra charm into Tuesday's video. Check out the most recent community post to see a sneak peek :)

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

@@ThisHouse I already did! 💕

[@Turk380]

bathroom isn't even old. it just looks like someone walked into the Ikea demo set and said "yeah just give me that, whatever" Kitchen too.

[@crazynamehere6701]

Wow those are incredible views!

[@314jrock]

I pass by this place everyday and I always wondered what the inside looks like.

[@HobbyOrganist]

Now you know, it looks like a raw whitewashed art gallery with no character, ugly exposed ducts, wiring and pipes, totally devoid of the historic interier it had. Wait until they have to repoint the bricks, it generally can run about $25 a square foot. And the flat roof is nothing but trouble, I know, I had to repair many of them in NYC

[@phylliscraine]

The cheap Home Depot finishes are so bad.

[@katherinebopp2021]

Looks like a Trova sculpture.

[@meganziegler3968]

Old Fire house = 899,000. Living smack dab in the middle of a murder capital = priceless. Too bad whoever owned it destroyed it's soul. Hoping the new owners revive it.

[@twistoffate4791]

I am thinking it could maybe become a business space, but that is all.

[@elpirata5468]

Why didn't the owners just build a square white block to live in? Who takes out firepoles? 0 charm, 0 character

[@jerrytraub8645]

Vanilla shelled.

[@chuckandmax7313]

That’s a really cool space, I bet they get a fortune for it. If I were to own it I would want to remodel the whole thing into something more period looking and pay tribute to the fire station, I would definitely want to have the fire pole out back in. Thanks for sharing once again. This place is really going to need the right person who can take advantage of that huge gallery downstairs, if you were a custom furniture maker it would be a great place to display your work with plenty of room for a workshop as well.

[@ThisHouse]

We hope someone with an eye for preservation buys it!

[@discombobulatedfishbowl7548]

You would be a great realtor! I really appreciate being able to see the place. I agree with the majority that the place is drab. It's "hospital", "white", and boring. Maybe they made everything white to sell it?? I understand what they tried to do, it's just that everything is very generic. Not worth the price they're asking. The cabinets had cheap handles, the shower heads were cheap, etc. Don't take my disappointment in this particular place as my disappointment in your channel. I honestly love checking out what you provide and am eager to see what's next! Thank you!

[@ThisHouse]

Thank you for your feedback! The 1866 Gothic Revival house we have chosen to showcase this coming up Tuesday will be sure to make up for it!

[@helen1962]

No charm.

[@ThisHouse]

We were really hoping to find a fire pole inside. Don’t worry, the house we are showcasing on Tuesday is packed with charm in every room

[@johnsoran701]

It's a shame all of the original details and poles were taken out. Very cold looking. Sad

[@ThisHouse]

We would at very least keep the poles!!

[@dewdrop3302]

Disappointed after seeing the inside....😟

[@ThisHouse]

Hopefully, our tour tomorrow will have you saying there is too much charm inside! There is a sneak peek in the community tab 😉

[@Turk380]

whomever "renovated" that building needs a lifetime ban from Ikea.

[@fcguy7]

Nice echo chamber

[@fcguy7]

LOL @5:48 it used to be owned by one of those more money than sense people. He or she actually paid for "art" that is a photo of a pile of cheap hot dogs!

[@Turk380]

just go ahead and skip right over the most important part.. THE GARAGE!! grrr!!!

[@ThisHouse]

Unfortunately, the garage was packed full of the owner's things. We would only have been able to show a giant pile of boxes blocking the doors.

[@Turk380]

@@sonza68 yep, if I had the place, every bit of crap from the lower level would have been torn out and made back into one big garage space! We were even close to buying the old firehouse in U City last year, but someone else made an offer right after we became aware it was for sale. That one even had one of the poles left. unfortunately property taxes were like 12k/yr!! We would have had to try and get it re-zoned residential or something

[@Thehobbes7]

Why would you take out the fire poles? This is a lesson on how not to restore a great old place.

[@MrAndre1428]

Are you dom deluise son?

[@ThisHouse]

I can see why someone might think that, but no, I am not.

[@nancyvickers2814]

Way to destroy the character of the interior.