Touring 1860 Greek Revival Mansion BEGGING to be Restored | This House Tours 

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Hello, Lovely house, great presentation. The finish on the woodwork and staircase structure have been altered. The painted woodwork may well have been grained to resemble fine hardwoods when it was first installed. Only stripping a very small section of the woodwork in an inconspicous locaction will determin if the baseboards, door and window casings are hardwoods to match the doors, or were originally painted to look like the fine hardwood doors. In many fine houses, only the wood that received ware from handeling, such as staircase handrailings and doors, would have been hardwood. Of course, the furniture was often the same type of wood as the room's woodwork. Painted finishes such as grained and marbelized woodwork have a long history, but the Victorians raised them to a spectacular quality. The painted graining on the doors and woodwork in a home I restored in Denver was so good that they tricked a hardwood lumber dealer untill he examined it from less than a foot away. Staircases with mid-point landings became popular after the mid 1800s, although because the footprint of such a staircase was longer, they took up more room, and required a more complex structure. As a result of this, they were more expensive, and thus not common. The square section hollow box staircase newelposts on the first floor, stair landing and at the second floor level are the result of an alteration of perhaps 1910. The hand railings and spindles (balusters) appear to be original. The newelpost on the staircase to the third floor, and those above it, are faceted cones with a wide circular cap. They are original. The newel in the front hall would have matched the second and third floor faceted cones. Those on the first floor were often decorated with inset panels decotated with fine hardwoods. Again, a very nice home, although I would restore the woodwork and recreate the original newels on the stairs.

I cannot help thinking that this house would have been fabulous for my grandparents, they married in 1892 & had 10 kids by 1911....!!!!

Very beautiful high ceilling.I would like to see every wood frame restore to natural wood colour.Wondeful space.❤🙋🚩

I'll take it!

It's not a This House video unless I hear Ken say "C'mon!" 😃

My home is a double brick built in 1887. It has almost exact woodwork except all windows (yes lots of windows) are original including hand blown glass, window panes. Original claw foot tub, floors, air grates, banister etc. I love this house.

6:17 WTH 😆😆😆 Love the videos but that was funny!

This place just needs some TLC and elbow grease and it would be stunning! I don't think I have ever seen a landing on a staircase that continues straight up? Another great tour. Thanks Ken (have a great weekend!) 🤗

The Landing is called a bridal step.

Lots of cosmetic work needed for this place, but there are at least a few features that are worth restoring. If I were to buy this, I'd re-do the master bathroom!

I love what you’re doing. Great content.

I think my 3 bedroom home is the size of one of the bathrooms 😄😃😆

Beautiful home! Even the sheers over the windows are beautiful.

I always forget that Ken’s height is 6 ft. Because every time he shows these houses he appears to be so short!!! Those doors, entry ways and ceilings are so much more grand. Love your show Ken!!!!

Ken it's nice to see you recovering. I agree with Chuck and Max this home needs some TLC.Calib from the 2nd Empire Strikes Back will be pleased that there is a half bath on the 1st floor.

Tons of work needed: kitchen gut job, bathrooms too, total redo of wall and trim colours, repair of water damage to third floor ceiling and complete reno of that floor, plus whatever is going on in the basement re HVAC and hot water, etc., back and front garden landscaping. Sadly looks like a flip. The thickness of the wood floors on the second floor re the brick hearths seem to indicate that the new floor was simply laid over the old without looking at possible subfloor issues. Has the wiring and interior plumbing been completely brought up to standard or is there knob and tube hidden in those walls? Too many questions, but if you had the money to do the work sure would be worth it.

Thanks very much for the Tour, but two much yellow paint. Great Job Ken !!!!!!

The house is beautiful and spacious. It also makes me realize just how high the 11 foot ceilings are in my own home.

Good tour Ken. It’s an awesome place.

Always a great video. Very pretty home. Expensive?

Beautiful!

Yayyy!!! Love the door!😍

Beautiful house, just needs a little help. Thanks for the tour🌞

He feels tiny lol, hilarious

Zillow says the house was built in 1885. Is that incorrect?

It’s a nice row house, but compared to Caleb’s 2nd Empire row house of Mr. Brown it’s a little sad, I would have to strip all the paint off of everything to get back down to the original wood and replace the tile floors in the bathroom, the kitchen would need a complete makeover , new cabinets and counters, appliances etc. the room on the outside of the kitchen is most likely what is used as the dining room as there is a pass through from the kitchen and that would need a do over, I would have to go to I don’t know how many salvage yards searching for vintage trim, fireplaces and mantle tiles to get the place looking original and I noticed some water damage on the top of the third floor ceiling which probably means a new roof as well, you made no mention of a basement and I’m sure it has one which I’d like to see as well as the yard space and whether or not there is a garage, also being that it is St. Louis a map of the neighborhood because there can be some scary places down there. The price would have to be unbeatable for me to trade what I have now and move there, but it does have hope for someone. Thanks Ken for another great tour, it seems like your leg is getting better. Your fans ChuckandMax

12' ceilings are very tall compared to my height at 4'11". What a fantastic place 😀 👌 Have a good day everyone and a great weekend 😀.

Damn those who painted the wood work. 🤬

Not a fan of the yellow and pink or the painted woodwork I would give it a 5 out of ten

Lovely but tons of work to remove the paint from the woodwork.

As always a fantastic Video; I wonder if it has a garage, basement, what type of heat, thermo-pane windows, AC? Painted woodwork UGH! Beautiful wooden floors. Thanks for sharing.

The colors and kitchen are pretty meh, but I am glad someone saved this property from falling to bits. Pretty much cosmetic upgrades needed, and if a buyer was willing to hunt down period fixtures to restore the bathrooms, it would be a gem. The high ceilings and room sizes are great. For me, though, the stair halls cause a bit of claustrophobia as does seeing your neighbor's brick wall right out side your window. Out here on the hacienda (LOL, kidding) I like my space. I'll check out the basement photos. Thanks, Ken.

Nice house but there’s a reason it’s been on the market for over a month with no buyers.

There are many old houses that can be restored. Unfortunately many are located in unsafe cities that have mayors that are soft on crime. What good is restoring such homes if you end up being killed on the street?

Don't care for the house..... a little too stripped, but a good tour (as usual).

Good vidéo

Don't think the colours do the living and dinning rooms the wow factor at all 😬

It is a cosmetic fixer for sure! First to go………GET RID OF THE INTERIOR PAINT JOB! Those colors are utterly sickening! The kitchen cabinets look like they came from a 1970s double wide! All that yeller painted woodwork must be restored!

Purple walls with yellow trim….now I know what color combination to NOT paint anything 😱

The color of the walls does not do the home justice.

Definitely needs some help, horrible paint colours

Why are you calling these row homes "mansions"? Smells like click bait.