Touring Beer Baron Castle in St. Louis! | This House Tours

This Richardsonian Romanesque house was built for Beer Barons around the turn of the century. Join us as we explore this castle-like house where surprising details abound.
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"Welcome to 2915 Russell Blvd! This architecturally significant turn-of the century home was built by a Beer Baron family and is as unique and special as they come! So many lovely features including hand painted ceilings on canvass, gorgeous original trim and millwork, hand carved mantels and staircases and one-of-a-kind 3 story turret with curved windows! This amazing home has a functional floor plan with large rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, 4 fireplaces. Perfect en suite master on 3rd level has 2 large closets, 10 windows, zoned heating and cooling and large master bath! You will fall in love with the extraordinary character of this home featuring Zuber hand painted wallpaper and original signed Quezal chandeliers! Lovely European style kitchen has 6 burner gas stove with matching vent hood and double oven which leads to quaint and usable fenced backyard. Come see this amazing home today before it's SOLD!!"
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[@ThisHouse]

Which room was your favorite?

[@sammyjo8109]

I'm in love with the staircase and all the first floor.

[@a1wend1l]

I love the painting above the chandelier!

[@MUDBOYIAM]

Third floor turret with the stained glass windows.

[@angelaschultz2520]

Yeah me too. Didn't care for the kitchen. I think modern mixed with mock vintage would have been my choice.

[@angelaschultz2520]

The staircase with the lamp. Lovely. Thanks for sharing!🤗

[@vernonsanders371]

So beautiful I love that wood trim throughout is intact an thank God himself that nobody painted it

[@lmgtulsa]

OMG! I have LOVED this house for years. Such a stunning home. Thanks for filming and showing us the interior.

[@ThisHouse]

Same with us! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@katedorman7042]

This house is absolutely stunning. Thank heavens so many of the original features have stayed with the home.

[@luciaconn6788]

So full of light and has a sturdy feel. Love how the kitchen was modernized, not destroyed and all the fireplaces preserved. The modern understated furnishings contrast well. The chandelier in the downstairs sitting room is a marvel. Thank-you!

[@beverlycochran1694]

Correction. this is my house and it was built by Phillip Lenz in 1895. Lenz was president of a building company located on Jefferson avenue and he was also a stonecutter. As of January 1920, again according to the census records, Henry Griesedieck, his wife Anna and sons William and Henry along with daughter Ursula lived in the house for many years. Their servant was Catherine. Mr. Griesedieck came from Stromberg, Germany. The newel post lamp is not original it was purchased in the 1980s in Paris along with the wallpaper on the ceiling of the 2nd floor. It is Zuber wallpaper and made from print blocks going back to the 1700s. My family and I lived there for close to 35 years

[@ThisHouse]

Thank you so much for providing this information!

[@chettyspall]

My friend just bought it

[@alison5009]

Thank you for the extra information. How wonderful to live there. Maybe when my kids go to college I can buy my dream of a beautiful old home!

[@midgie4410]

Also had a daughter Caroline.

[@fionaokeefe1906]

@@chettyspall how much did she cough up for it?

[@twork9608]

Your episodes are beautifully put together. I really appreciate your channel.

[@ThisHouse]

Glad you enjoy them!

[@chuckandmax7313]

What a beautiful home and such a great price, some really lucky family is going to make that their home for years.

[@sammyjo8109]

It is a very well maintained neighborhood with like houses lining the streets.

[@ThisHouse]

Compton heights is one of the nicest neighborhoods in St. Louis!

[@lorielange6777]

I really enjoyed the walk-through and seeing all the details of this fine house. Very nicely put together, thank you!

[@ThisHouse]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@betsyh2503]

Take. My. Money!! 😁 My goodness, another beautiful house! It looks like a castle and I love it! I love that there is so much original items/details left. I enjoy these tours, thanks for sharing! :)

[@ThisHouse]

Glad you are enjoying them!

[@margaretorden7568]

What a beautiful house! I love the turret and eyebrow window.

[@carissa5575]

this is my dream house sigh…. love it all. thank you for the tour!

[@ThisHouse]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cjnoll7511]

me too!

[@martharobinson143]

This is one of my favourite house tours that you've done. This home is so beautifully preserved and maintained, and you did such a great job of showing us through. It would be hard to pick a favourite room. Maybe the master bedroom.

[@gloriasandone7134]

What a beautiful home. Kudos to all the owners for taking such wonderful care of it. Good presentation Ken. 600k seems like a steal. 💚🙏🏼🇺🇸

[@Shahrdad]

That's not a Richardsonian Romanesque house; it's a stone-fronted Queen Anne home. It takes more than just stone to make a Romanesque house. Also, that is a tower, not a turret. A turret never meets the ground, but begins in mid-air and pierces the roofline. A tower begins at the ground and pierces the roofline.

[@ThisHouse]

Thank you for your feedback

[@udon44]

I’m sure it has influences of both

[@alison5009]

The turret office in the master bedroom beautiful! 😍, the apex window, the window seat, love it all

[@marciafallon7653]

The attention to detail in these old homes is magnificent. It’s a shame that that kind of detail and care in building no longer exists. I pray that the new owners continue to care for and love this old treasure of a home. Clearly it has been loved throughout it’s life.

[@dianeb5380]

The "speaking tubes" in the kitchen appear to be the water lines for the radiators..

[@ThisHouse]

That is correct! We had incorrect information from the documents we used when preparing the presentation. Good eye!

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

What a beautiful home! I love all the original features, especially the lighting, the fireplaces and the millwork. The chandeliers in the parlor and the dining room are gorgeous! But all the other lights are perfect for their places. And then there’s the lovely staircase... I love that though this home is largely original (either in fact or by restoration), it is absolutely livable today! I’m playing catch-up, having been swamped with other things! I missed my fix of This House videos! Great job, Ken!

[@ThisHouse]

Some restoration work went into the house, but in large, most of it is original from when the house was built. Glad you enjoyed them, thanks!

[@DA-wp2zu]

Why can’t they make houses like this anymore 😮 My favorite is the the main staircase, the landing on the second floor, and all of the bedrooms!

[@robaustin4193]

The city still has houses that can be rehabed not as many as in the 90’s I looked at a house in tower grove park it was beautiful had I think 14 bedrooms and a bunch of fire places it was only 120,000 now it’s probably worth 300,000 easy but back then the neighborhood was shady

[@sharonsteele618]

We are cutting down the old growth trees. Not enough master craftsmen. I don't think the very expensive homes are built like this. A real treasures.

[@prairiedoggy1]

I think that the brackets in the parlor turret are corbels, not sconces.

[@ThisHouse]

You are correct! I misspoke there, thanks for the feedback -Ken

[@005630The]

I loved EVERYTHING about it! I love 19th and early 20th Century Homes. This is one of my Fav's! Thank you for taking the time to show it!

[@mikebarry1514]

Lovely home. Wish the kitchen was architectly more in keeping with the period.

[@wadeguidry6675]

Yes, the kitchen is very disappointing. The rest of the home has a great understated luxury to it that I personally find very attractive.

[@marilyn6556]

I wish that it was decorated more with the period. The kitchen is disappointing, for sure.

[@mikekeeler6362]

​@@wadeguidry6675I guess having the kitchen the way it used to be wouldn't work you got to have those modern amenities

[@beverlyreiner-baillargeon6205]

Oh my gosh. What a gorgeous home

[@memorykeepersarchive3953]

I love your tours so much..!! Thank you, we appreciate it. These homes are amazing 👏

[@ThisHouse]

Thanks! Glad you are enjoying them!

[@prairiedust6623]

I love the turret in the master bedroom...gorgeous home

[@juneharvey5989]

It's really great to put a face with the voice. This house is amazing, you make the house's and mansions and people come to life. Thank you

[@cjnoll7511]

I love it! Beautiful! The curved walls, windows , high ceilings, woodwork, chandeliers, ceiling medallions, archways, the door knobs, transom windows, the bright bedrooms, the down stairs rooms, and the beautiful brick exterior! Another dream home!

[@lydwinaofschiedam2685]

Just gorgeous. I hope the next owner appreciates and preserves the historical features of this house!

[@raneylee9617]

That turret space in the master!!! I would make that into the most whimsical book book 📚

[@susprime7018]

Love the eyebrow window on the roof, perfect for a German beer baron family, give me a Falstaff or Stag beer. Pales to the Busch mansion, they sold more pails. Yes, you could buy beer by the pail in St. Louis, original takeout. Love the staircase.

[@ThisHouse]

St. Louis has such a rich history when it comes to beer!

[@alison5009]

Fascinating!

[@lisamartick6979]

I love the transom windows

[@dealisadie9255]

That kitchen ceiling looked more like wallpaper painted to imitate tin ceiling. Also the tubes you pointed out as "Speaking tubes" are actually the hot water and return of the radiators. Speaking tubes are very very different.

[@ThisHouse]

Thank you for that information. The ceilings were not wallpaper, however.

[@crazynamehere6701]

I love all the rounded corners!!

[@jaykupjack3971]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing Ken,I totally enjoy your videos

[@drmariopepper4354]

Love STL❤️💙 Go Cards and Go Blues!❤️💙

[@jessamichelle6401]

This is one of my favorite houses. I love the colors and stained glass windows.

[@paulasouder1791]

Really beautiful house 🏠 I love everything in the house 🏠 😍

[@sylviamayo379]

Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!. Thanks again Ken good job.

[@dianacanales2526]

All of the stained-glass windows were just beautiful! But my favorite room overall was the 3rd floor master suite, with its numerous, unique stained-glass windows. Absolutely loved the different colors of stained-glass windows in the turret. I also loved the nice, deep window seat. Stunning home! Thank-you so much for this tour.❤

[@amie9416]

A beautiful home! Thank you for taking us on such a wonderful tour!❤️❤️

[@reneemb4319]

Ken, love your enthusiasm!

[@jeffwebb2966]

Love it. I have a smaller but similar house in the Academy neighborhood in St. Louis. Great to see the inside!

[@joanwiebe3654]

I think this has to be the most beautiful home you have toured. Absolutely stunning. I agree that a more “original” kitchen would have been nice - but I understand for convenience purposes the remodel, they did a lively job. Thank you again for the video.

[@dalesmith1293]

Hey Ken. The door hardware around the door knob is called an escutcheon. The sconces under the arches are corbels. The window over the master room bed is called an eyebrow window. I am not criticizing just saying that these features are rarely used anymore and people don’t know their proper names. PS. Really enjoy your tours and did not know the rich architectural history of the St Louis area. Keep making these interesting videos.

[@ThisHouse]

Thank you for the tips!

[@JR-gh8lp]

Absolutely lovely and inspirational

[@dewdrop3302]

Very lovely house. I could live there. I am ❤

[@alison5009]

Did you purchase this home last month? 😀❤️

[@dewdrop3302]

@@alison5009 I wish, but no.

[@dianeb5380]

It would be nice to see closeups of the details that you mention.

[@ThisHouse]

Thank you for the feedback. We have been doing that in most of our more recent house tours

[@dianeb5380]

@@ThisHouse I'm loving the opportunity to see these old homes. Keokuk, Iowa has some great old homes that I'd love to see. And, that town could sure use some positive press.

[@ThisHouse]

@@dianeb5380 we’ll be hitting the road in spring 2022 to explore a few more cities. We will look into that town, thanks for the suggestion!

[@alison5009]

@@ThisHouse I’m in for the road trip, lol!

[@raneylee9617]

That parlor with the yellow! 😍😍😍😍

[@melanie7781]

Tastefully renovated. I would have liked to have seen the basement as I am sure that is where the laundry room is and if it is creepy, people usually don't show it....so is it creepy lol?

[@ThisHouse]

That is where the laundry room is! It isn’t creepy, just not finished out and was a bit too dark to film.

[@badassunicorn5351]

I hope you get hired to show homes because you do an amazing job of it!!!

[@virginiaeckley3047]

Beautiful home, I loved every room ❤

[@virginiaeckley3047]

That ceiling is beautiful

[@kimhall5863]

These are my favorite kinds of houses~thank you Guys‼️SO well done👍🏻

[@albertabrandenburg5027]

I love the hold house in and outside it is beautiful. Like I said , in the past I just love these old homes.

[@edcomedian357]

interesting blend of old and new. Love the ladder in the dining room ha ha

[@5wheels521]

💖💕💖, Gorgeous 💖💕💖

[@elizabethbabusis6845]

Love it. The front looks like Missouri pink granite.

[@millardfillmore241]

Beautiful old house and lovely garden. Is there no garage? The details that have been retained and maintained are incredible.

[@raffinataonline]

Lovely. 🥰 Thank you.

[@darleneyarusinsky251]

This house is the stuff fairy tales are made of with it's castle elegance and majestic style. It brings back the era of romance and prince and princesses. My two favorite rooms are the livingroom with it's flowered ceilings and the room with the stained glass windows ! I also love the castle look of the outside. This house is the house dreams are made of where anyone can feel like royalty! I would buy this house in a minute if I could afford it !

[@merkdirty822mercer2]

It's a pretty nice house I must admit. But royalty comes at the expense of others and costs salvation. “And againe I say vnto you, It is easier for a camel to goe thorow the eye of a needle, then for a rich man to enter into the kingdome of God.” -Matthew 19: 24 Jesus is the Truth! May God bless all who lust after royalty!

[@darleneyarusinsky251]

@@merkdirty822mercer2 I said I liked it yes you could feel like royalty but it does not mean I want too live like royalty. It is the house dreams are made of I prefer the simple things in life it does not mean I can't appreciate expensive things. Too each his/ her own taste . I know I can't afford a home like this it does not mean I can't dream about one.

[@duanelawrence78]

So beautiful!!✌🇺🇸

[@robaustin4193]

I rehabed several houses in the city. One of the houses in old dutch town had a giant arch window but it would of cost close to 100k to fix right. It was a 2 story with a detached bungalow unit. I flipped the property to a friend way more talented than myself. It had a flat roof that needed to be replaced and it needed to be tuck pointed. It needed to be completely rewired it had the old wiring from the early 1900’s. It needed new plumbing all the way to the street that is a job. There were actually 2 tenants one in the bungalow that had sewage backed up and he would shoot rats coming in. The lady who lived in the main unit had at least 8 cats so you can imagine how it smelled and I don’t know anyone who knows how to get cat urine out of a house. I bought it from my landlord who was in his 80’s and grew up in Nazi Germany very nice man who told me the neighbors hid him from the gustapo. His wife was angry that I flipped it but I gave him the amount he asked for. This happened before the housing crash of 08. Sorry for being so long winded

[@ThisHouse]

Thanks for sharing! While it's unfortunate, sometimes a flip is the only feasible way to save a building from demolition.

[@robaustin4193]

@@ThisHouse thank you It wound up having more problems the guy i flipped it to flipped it to someone else. It was at Michigan and Meremac I imagine it is bank owned. It was 2 stories and a 2 family. After I bought it there was a triple homicide one block behind. can’t remember the restaurant on the corner it supposedly had the best veal in town.

[@LX8R]

Wonderful video. I’d love to tour one of these magnificent homes with you someday. The way you describe the homes features is very pleasing.

[@jamesholt7612]

That's a beautiful looking old house.

[@seattlebeard]

Nice tour. It blows my mind to think my modest two bedroom 1920 Craftsman is worth as much as they're asking for this beauty.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Stellar Tour and Presentation. Great House.

[@sewforlife5728]

Beautiful house. Love that all those original features still exist. I lived in the UK for 7 yrs and that upstairs hallway with the arch molding and corbels I use to see in old victorian houses in the UK all the time. U would see them a lot in stairwells to. I think they look so grand. Love them. The fireplaces we're really beautiful to. Can't beat a beautiful ornate fireplace surround.😉 The only place this house lets me down is the kitchen. To modern for the house. I love a beautiful old house and walk into the kitchen and either find the original kitchen cabinets or a good reproduction. One of those 1 piece 2 leg fireclay porcelain covered cast iron free standing sinks that used to have the drainboard on each side definitely would not go a miss...lol

[@ThisHouse]

That would be gorgeous in the kitchen, great idea!

[@roseskindaeverything887]

First thank you both for showing home love it .. I would just have to add a pool

[@lisadominguez3457]

It would truly be awesome if the details that are pointed out could be viewed much more slowly. Details are pointed out, but the viewers get less than 5 seconds to really observe the details. For example, it’s pointed out the the fireplace has faux marble but then it’s within screenshot for 1-2 seconds.

[@ThisHouse]

Thank you so much for the feedback! We will slow it down in our next video.

[@mikebarry1514]

@@ThisHouse yes please !

[@discombobulatedfishbowl7548]

I pause the video to look at what I want for as long as I need

[@ladypyro7987]

That house reminds me of the house from the TV show Charmed (original one).

[@m.51373]

Fabulous!

[@jordanharrison4397]

I don’t know if you come to Canada. But you should really check out the Annandale house in Tillsonburg, Ontario. It’s a beautiful house you would love touring!

[@larainelamb7629]

Beautiful

[@annettekimball1818]

Nice! I would love hour long slower tours

[@marybartley9784]

Prescott Arizona is full of homes in the Historic District. Some are now used for other purposes, but many are residences. Check it out.

[@geoffsmith1848]

The Interior is very much like you see in the Victorin ere homes in the UK, its a beautiful house very interesting to watch 👍

[@miguelamaya6246]

I love cooking and the kitchen is beautiful, my husband wants a tour in person... W÷ love the outside of the home... thank you for sharing your video with us...

[@erinufo]

Well cared for home! Kitchen could be better designed to incorporate modern appliances and keep the charm of the house.

[@1976mcfarlane]

If this was out in the country on a good size piece of land , I'd definitely try to snatch this up. Big and we'll take care of!

[@jackiejermeay6568]

Very beautiful

[@hollyw9566]

It's a tower if it extends the whole way. It's a turret if it's alone. Or only on the top two floors or some similar combination.

[@nicklemen]

This house is beautiful but it’s actually pretty common for St. Louis, except for some of the extra features like the turret space. Many beautiful houses in St. Louis.

[@fionaokeefe1906]

Yeah but the areas around these homes are not the best! South side is getting more and more crime and yeah this home is another gorgeous gem but you can’t live inside the home and not go out! Yes great home full of history but location location location is so important! I want to set this home somewhere west St. Louis then it would be perfect!

[@mikmik9034]

So far, In all the examinations of Olde Houses, I have not noticed the "Coffin Doors" I remember in olde houses. A special door in the side of houses for the entry/removal of coffins. In the olden days the family would have the dead on display in the parlor of the residence (funeral homes did not exist as we know them today.) Are these door really non-existent in homes or ignored because the thought is unpleasant?

[@dorothydavis3588]

Beautiful!!

[@joijaxx]

Wow is all I can say!

[@50Street21]

What a treat to hear an American actually pronounce the word 'foyer' property.

[@SixMiracles-uj1zp]

@M.J.G. - 😂 Yeah, and it's like when people say the word "schedule" as "shed-ewell".

[@discombobulatedfishbowl7548]

The house really is VERY beautiful! Love the rounded edges, staircase and ceilings. My concerns are that the kitchen isn't very functional with the stove so far from the sink and doesn't fit the space it's in. An island with a sink would have been so much better. There's only one shower which is on the uppermost floor in the master suite. All that would require changes to plumbing, so I guess previous owners didn't want to invest in that. Thank you for the view!

[@ThisHouse]

Adding another sink to the island would really increase the functionality of the kitchen, in fact, that was my first thought when we did our walk through. -Ken

[@alison5009]

Oh wow, this was the Gries house! Love Compton Heights.

[@toniadugger3954]

I want it!!!!

[@evelynbyrd4961]

Lovely tour. Has it sold yet?

[@ThisHouse]

Glad you enjoyed it! The house sold in December.

[@janedoe805]

I fell in love with this gorgeous house unfortunately, it’s sold! 🥺💔

[@shirleyk.f.6568]

You said we saw all of the house when we DID NOT see it all. Some of us would like to see the basements and attics also.

[@dickrizzzo]

SOLD

[@alison5009]

Random comment: do we have a good, quality rec for historic restorations, such as the beautiful stained glass window at the landing of the stairs that had been sagging? Would not know where to begin!

[@fionaokeefe1906]

@M.J.G. all of restoration is costly it takes money and time to keep a historic home like the one shown in the video afloat

[@midgie4410]

What about the servant's staircase?

[@donnajeffreys7452]

How is it cooled in the summer months?

[@mountopia77]

better seen than heard.

[@christinedwight6896]

I love love love this house.. It has a feminine touch it's not large huge in the body

[@chriscoleman9233]

Is this house still on the market?