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Landmarks Association Pike County Ramble 2012

The St. Louis Landmarks Association had another Pike County Ramble in May.  I hosted the group…many who were returning ramblers from last year's tour to Clarksville and Paynesville.

We had a lovely day and saw the best of Pike County and Louisiana.

We started at our family farm- Rockford Farms where they saw our historic Griffith McCune house and then the adjoining Rockford School House. Afterwards we saw the historic McIlroy House perched up on a hill with a perfect view of the rolling hills and valleys. From there we traveled to Louisiana.  The group waived at the historic Stark Home on Highway D as they ohhed and ahhed! At the first stop in Louisiana they were greeted by the Osborns at their historic Luce House on Georgia Street. See the first set of pictures below. Afterwards we dined at The Eagles Nest on chicken and shrimp salad. After lunch we toured the perfectly restored Jackson House on Georgia….peaked into one of the historic Buffum homes….visited Stark Nursery….then somehow we got the bus up through the rambling River View Graveyards roads to catch a view of the river and Illinois valley beyond. The group was impressed and will certainly spread good words about Lousiana, MO and Pike County!

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A mirror that once graced the Campbell House in St Louis

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Lunch at The Eagle's Nest

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The lovely Jackson home

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1307 Georgia St, Louisiana, MO FOR SALE

Historic home located in the Mississippi river town of Louisiana. Georgia Street is one of the loveliest small town streets in the nation. Each home is unique and has stature! This home is a special opportunity for someone to transform a historic structure into a showplace. We are looking for a Buyer who has vision and style! The home has a lovely, sweeping staircase with a walnut bannister. The Living Room and Dining room are bright and gracious. Large family room in the back of the house. One bedroom is on the 1st floor. Two other bedrooms are upstairs- one has been used as an apartment complete with a kitchen and separate entrance in back. The property is a double-deep lot and includes a garage and guest cottage. This property is many blocks from the Mississippi River and is high and dry!

$67,900

Listed by Ted Wight, Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty, 314-607-5555, tedwight@aol.com

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211 Smith Street, Clarksville, MO FOR SALE

Wonderful Circa 1850’s home located in the lovely river town of Clarksville. This home is not in a flood plain. The home has a gracious front porch with swing. Completely updated. You will love the light that streams in from tall windows into every room of this home. The Living Room and Dining Room have an open floor plan which is unique for a period home. Updated country-kitchen with a professional gas stove, new/updated cabinets, chopping block counters, china cabinet and pantry. Gas fireplace in Family Room. New roof. New furnace. Central AC. Updated electric and wiring. Oversized 2-car garage. Screened porch. Home Warranty included. Clarksville has so much to offer: eagle watching, river kayaking, a gourmet restaurant, festivals, fresh vegetables, farm-raised meats, antique shops and galleries.

$119,000

http://211smithstreet.canbyours.com/

Listed by Ted Wight, Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty, 314-607-5555  tedwight@aol.com

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Historic Pike County Hill-top Home

This week I was up in Pike County traveling up Highway D to Louisiana and saw this house from the distance.  Now that the leaves are falling, you can see some of the grand historic homes of Pike County better.  This home has lovely panoramic views of the countryside.

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and there is something about driving down a gravel road in Pike County!

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where I stumbled across this other historic home….

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2005 Georgia Street, Louisiana, Missouri FOR SALE

Historic home built in 1895 by Frank Buffum of Lacrosse Lumber. Located on one the most lovely small-town streets in the Midwest, this home is perfect in every way. This home has had many updates, though retains all of its old-world elegance. The 33’ x 20’ main parlor is gorgeous with its extensive, hand-carved paneling suitable for a lumber baron. The large Dining Room is bright & gracious. Wait until you see the new, gourmet kitchen complete with granite counters, high-end stainless steel appliances & plenty of custom cabinets. The kitchen features a walk-in pantry & separate butler’s pantry with built-in Bird’s Eye maple cupboards. 3 lovely bedrooms are on the 1st floor & 2.5 baths. Large 1st floor laundry room. 10’+ ceilings. Hardwood floors throughout the 1st fl. Dramatic 2nd floor with a large recreation area, upper loft, 2 bedrooms & a full bath. 2 car carriage house that features the original stables & an upper, unfinished living area. All new electrical & AC.

$325,000

http://2005georgia.canbyours.com/

Listed by Ted Wight, Dielmann Sothebys International Realty, 314-607-5555, tedwight@aol.com

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A Weekend Gathering @ The Farmhouse

November is upon us and I always race this time of year to finish projects at our farmhouse. I have all of the porch floors painted and our staircase….maybe a little wood work will get painted before the house gets put to sleep for the winter.

I am happy with the outcome of pulling all of the yews and other bushes out of the front of the house.  You will see that most houses of this period did not have heavy foundation planting. Foundation planting with yews became popular in the 50's….this is when foundations were made of poured concrete and people wanted to hide them. Older houses have lovely brick or stone foundations….why hide them!

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I really do not entertain much at our farmhouse. It is just so much work to clean the house and get it in tip top shape for guests….city people do not understand a few spider webs and lady bugs all over the house.  Though after it is all done….it is worth it. The best thing it does is to force me to finish projects.  Earlier this Spring I had the house on tour for St. Louis' Landmark's Association Pike County Ramble Tour.  This motivated me to redo a bedroom that was in pretty bad shape…complete with a wallpaper border coming down and a heavily cracked ceiling. Now is is so pretty!  Over the weekend I had ten people stay at the house overnight. The house has 5 legitimate beds….so couches and air mattresses made nice sleeping arrangements for the overflow. What a lovely night…we had the fireplace ablaze and also the fire-pit going outside!  Games, good food and wine made the evening memorable. Sunday morning we started with a nice country breakfast followed by a long walk on our farm.  The afternoon was spent shopping in Clarksville and lunch at Overlook Farm's restaurant.

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For breakfast Bobby made the most delicious item…. he cooked up sausage and added it to scrambled eggs….then split biscuits and put a spoonful of the mixture on-top of the uncooked biscuit….I think they were cooked at 350 until brown….try it ….they were easy and crowd-pleasers!

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A walk helped burn off the hearty breakfast.

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