A St. Louis Heritage: Six Historic Homes by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company - 1967

Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.: Landmarks Association of St. Louis, 1967. Book. Illus. by Missouri Historical Society; Fred Conway (front Cover painting). Very Good. Soft cover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ; Stapled wraps; Oversize stiff wraps, 40 pages; Illustrated throughout in color, some black & white (beautiful photographs, special historical drawings, map); Pages securely attached; Illustrated endpapers; Protective tissue guard at front & back of book and book lies flat; Pictorial cover with modest wear including light wear at tips, a one-inch smooth close tear top-edge of front panel; .....(History is often written in more ways than just words, as paintings and photographs also march to time's unfolding of life as it was lived in the past. Here is some of the history of St. Louis, Missouri for six historic homes: 'Sappington House' at 1015 South Sappington Road, 'General Daniel Bissell House' at 10225 Bellefontaine Road, 'Campbell House' at 1508 Locust Street, 'Eugene Field House' at 634 South Broadway, 'Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion' at 3352 South 13th Street, 'Tower Grove' at Missouri Botanical Garden. The text provides the history and background, while the photographs and illustrations provide the rest. Generously illustrated.).