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  • Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
  • Built in the 1860s, the interior of the Director's Residence in Tower Grove has never been seen by the public.. until now! Join us as we take you on an exclusive tour of this period accurate Italian Villa.
    Location: St. Louis, Missouri
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Комментарии • 157

  • @ThisHouse
    @ThisHouse  2 года назад +12

    Check out Love in the Park: www.towergrovepark.org/calendar/2022/6/12/love-in-the-park

    • @graffic13
      @graffic13 2 года назад +1

      You should come visit the old west end in Toledo Ohio tour some homes and see the museum .... the old west end festival happens every year.

  • @Gizathecat2
    @Gizathecat2 2 года назад +54

    So nice to see an historic home still standing proud after all those depressing stories of the Gilded age mansions that were torn down.

    • @LJB103
      @LJB103 2 года назад +8

      I agree, but if you notice most of the houses that have been demolished in this series are the enormous "marble palaces "that require both a large, disposable fortune to run/heat/keep repaired and a large staff of people who are no longer willing to do that kind of work.

    • @twistoffate4791
      @twistoffate4791 2 года назад +3

      @Lydia Gaebe, I agree wholeheartedly. I will never be among the bloodthirsty mob making excuses for why a perfectly good structure must be destroyed. Sometimes the better answer you & I believe in takes a little bit of patience. Period.

    • @twistoffate4791
      @twistoffate4791 2 года назад

      @@LJB103 This really isn't the right kind of channel for you.

    • @LJB103
      @LJB103 2 года назад +2

      @@twistoffate4791 Obviously, as you have no idea what I like you should keep your thoughts to yourself.

    • @LJB103
      @LJB103 2 года назад +3

      @@twistoffate4791I don't like seeing them demolished either, but I am able to face reality no matter how much I don't like it.

  • @sprague49
    @sprague49 2 года назад +12

    You can tell Ken really loves these classic homes which makes "This House" videos even more enjoyable.

  • @Steven-wm9vu
    @Steven-wm9vu 12 дней назад +1

    Ken is the king of walk throughs. Never leaves anything out. Always great presentation and narration.

  • @court5231
    @court5231 2 года назад +14

    Hells yeah! I want to see ALL the vintage homes that are not open to the public! 😃
    Great tour! ❤️

  • @JPMJPM
    @JPMJPM 2 года назад +25

    The number of gorgeous homes in St. Louis is incredible!

  • @autumnfeldpausch5539
    @autumnfeldpausch5539 2 года назад +15

    With alot of these older homes you show I always see some room or space or window..something and I'm thinking, 'uh! I need that in my home!' Or the other is 'ohhh, so that's what I was trying to accomplish'. Love older homes w the natural woodwork and every room, door, closet, hidden shelf ECT, has a purpose. You cannot beat an older home's style and class and dedication. They were built to last.

  • @jamesparciak5387
    @jamesparciak5387 2 года назад +17

    Hi. I enjoy the videos... seeing the historic houses. You give a nice preservation, I have a 1883 victorian house I love. Thank you

  • @HaggisIsGross
    @HaggisIsGross 2 года назад +15

    I enjoy your narration of the details; this is a lovely old home.

  • @PrettySweetPea
    @PrettySweetPea 2 года назад +9

    Love the butler's pantry 😍

    • @twistoffate4791
      @twistoffate4791 2 года назад +4

      I have found that the butler's pantries in these older homes are among my most favorite spots in the houses. I love the built-in beauty & cozy atmosphere.

  • @christopherkraft1327
    @christopherkraft1327 2 года назад +13

    What an exquisite old home!!! You certainly don't see this attention to detail in the houses built today!!! Thanks for sharing this exciting video!!! 👍👍

    • @Terri_MacKay
      @Terri_MacKay 2 года назад +1

      So many new houses are just a set of featureless white boxes...rooms with absolutely no character or personality. When did people decide that they liked that more than homes like this with all those beautiful features.
      I honestly can't pick my favourite thing about this house, I loved everything. Even the shutters and the way they fold into the window frames are beautiful.

  • @1976mcfarlane
    @1976mcfarlane 2 года назад +5

    Such a gem

  • @twistoffate4791
    @twistoffate4791 2 года назад +4

    I can just see the ladies in their gowns descending the staircase, with men in their tophats waiting below. I would love to stay in one of those comfortable big bedrooms, with the huge windows. I can dream, right??

  • @1065Olivia
    @1065Olivia 2 года назад +1

    One of the prettiest homes I have ever seen!

  • @sherrikeyscsl
    @sherrikeyscsl 2 года назад +1

    Your channel is always part of my weekend morning! Love starting my day with you and coffee.

  • @HermicraftAddict
    @HermicraftAddict 2 года назад

    I love you how bright and colorful this house is.

  • @baffledanderanged2101
    @baffledanderanged2101 2 года назад +5

    This is one of those homes that I certainly would love to live in with the rest of my family. 😁 Thank you for the tour. 👍 😊💝

  • @sylviajones4907
    @sylviajones4907 2 года назад +2

    Wow...that circular landing!

  • @dave23456
    @dave23456 2 года назад +9

    Love this! I've always wanted to see inside this beautiful house. Great tour as usual, Ken and team!

  • @sharonmohon3275
    @sharonmohon3275 2 года назад +4

    Love it…so warm and cozy.

  • @chanel113
    @chanel113 2 года назад +1

    Love that living room with the Chandelier! Love from Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦

  • @Questor-ky2fv
    @Questor-ky2fv 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the post. With 2 bad knees, my days of touring homes, museums, etc. are over. Thanks to internet videos, I am able to be an armchair traveler in both time and space (history videos). Unfortunately, you can't take long walks and hikes by video. I miss doing that, but get around a little better now that I have a rolling walker.

  • @lila6117
    @lila6117 2 года назад +1

    Once again “gorgeous home”. I like how you keep us focus on the beautiful details. Thank you for the link to Love in the Park.

  • @samanthamorris1287
    @samanthamorris1287 11 дней назад

    This is just BEAUTIFUL ❤.
    I really appreciate how the video moves slowly so we can see all the intricate details of the house 🏠 as they show each room.

  • @cherylbarnard5621
    @cherylbarnard5621 2 года назад +2

    I loved this!!!Great job.This house is so special!

  • @CatherineLeighe
    @CatherineLeighe 2 года назад +2

    I love the wall paper in the foyer

  • @mikenixon2401
    @mikenixon2401 2 года назад +1

    We are so glad to see the renovation of Tower Grove. Thanks for reporting, Ken.

  • @dondressel452
    @dondressel452 2 года назад +2

    Absolutely beautiful
    Thank you for posting this wonderful video of this fantastic house

  • @cynthiaschell7246
    @cynthiaschell7246 2 года назад +2

    I like how calmly his voice informs everyone on the details of the homes and the cinema photographer does a great job in not filming too fast with clean, sharp edits

  • @michealsmith28
    @michealsmith28 2 года назад +2

    THANK YOU ✨🤍✨🏆🏆🏆

  • @wendyk4617
    @wendyk4617 2 года назад +1

    Love love love those tall ceilings!!

  • @janedee6488
    @janedee6488 2 года назад +3

    Beautiful house. Love the decor. Thanks much for the tour.

  • @vickilindberg6336
    @vickilindberg6336 2 года назад

    Love the "summer cover" on the fireplace.Never knew what those were. How wise.

  • @proudvirginian
    @proudvirginian 2 года назад

    That blue crown molding really caught my eye. Loved that

  • @saranisaac
    @saranisaac 2 года назад +2

    My favorite park!

  • @pamcastiron4274
    @pamcastiron4274 2 года назад

    What a beauty! St. Louis has so many beautiful homes. Thank you for taking us to some of these great homes!

  • @badbiker666
    @badbiker666 2 года назад +2

    I love how the mirror over the fireplace in the music room will reflect the light coming in through the bay window. I am sure they only turn on the lamps in the chandelier after dark! I absolutely love the plantation window shutters that hide in the window casements. I wish that were more common, but I have never seen such a thing before. This is a beautiful house. On one hand, it is too bad that it isn't a family home any more, but on the other hand if it was we wouldn't have ever been able to see the interior. So for that I am grateful.

  • @dannyphoenix1127
    @dannyphoenix1127 2 года назад +1

    THANK YOU!!! I really appreciate your tours. What I really appreciate is that you don't rush through the structure. The videographer does an excellent job as well.

  • @thomasgeorgecastleberry6918
    @thomasgeorgecastleberry6918 2 года назад

    Incredible, happy haircut!! No central AC. Furnishings are astounding! Basement? Garage? Hot water heat. Thanks for sharing!

  • @hdhedden
    @hdhedden 2 года назад +3

    I was going to add that it's so nice to finally see one of these houses that's still with us today but someone has already stated. I couldn't agree more! It's so sad to know we are losing our architectural and cultural history with the destruction of these beautiful places. Great video as always! Thanks!

  • @TheElaineBedard
    @TheElaineBedard 2 года назад

    I have seen many houses... But this is the very first time I can see the interior of one mirador from these italiante home. Thank you so much for fulfilling my curiosity.

  • @michelleboyes1873
    @michelleboyes1873 2 года назад +1

    Just Beautiful!!

  • @claudiocavaliere856
    @claudiocavaliere856 2 года назад +1

    Very, very beautiful! Enchanting to see!

  • @helen1962
    @helen1962 2 года назад +1

    What a fantastic home! Thank you!

  • @sspivey38
    @sspivey38 2 года назад +1

    You're videographer is excellent!

  • @donniemoder1466
    @donniemoder1466 2 года назад +1

    Incredible house. Thanks for the fabulous tour.

  • @SMtWalkerS
    @SMtWalkerS 9 месяцев назад +1

    What a gorgeous home! Thank you for this fascinating tour.

  • @mikebarry1514
    @mikebarry1514 2 года назад

    So pleased that the butlers pantry wasn't torn out. Loved the turret. Beautiful grounds the home's and park's.thank you for the tour.

  • @hiridavidfeign
    @hiridavidfeign 2 года назад +1

    Wow. So beautiful. Thanks.

  • @andreaberryhill6654
    @andreaberryhill6654 12 дней назад

    Oh wow! The main stairs are so beautiful!

  • @Dat6097
    @Dat6097 2 года назад +2

    Love the in person videos. Great work!

  • @TeamTrumpUSA
    @TeamTrumpUSA 2 года назад +2

    What a great find. The chandelier, to the best of my knowledge, was made in Spain. My parents had 4 or 5 in their last home. I've seen this type of window shutter, encased in the window frame, usually in Europe.
    Cheers from Coastal South Carolina

  • @alison5009
    @alison5009 2 года назад +4

    I just love what you guys do! Love “tagging along” to see these homes. ❤

  • @StamperWendy
    @StamperWendy 2 года назад +3

    Thanks, ken! This is such a pleasant escape...

  • @toniadugger3954
    @toniadugger3954 2 года назад

    Love this amazing house!! Thank you for taking us along!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇺🇸

  • @rebeccavalicoff1581
    @rebeccavalicoff1581 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for showing us this house! Amazing!

  • @Robin-g7q5d
    @Robin-g7q5d 10 дней назад

    Thank you, Ken, for a lovely, informative tour of this magnificent home! You make it seem as if I am right there with you. I adore the built in Shutters! I first saw them in the Charles S. Brown House in St. Louis, MO, that is being restored in “The Second Empire Strikes Back”. What a grand way to deal with the heat & Sun of summer as well as the cold of Winter & it’s ensuring darkness. Thanks, again!

  • @TootlesTart
    @TootlesTart 3 месяца назад +1

    Beautiful home

  • @dcnunez100
    @dcnunez100 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for this wonderful tour!

  • @mariakettlehut7399
    @mariakettlehut7399 2 года назад +3

    SO beautiful. Is this privately owned?

  • @jamesholt7612
    @jamesholt7612 2 года назад +1

    Awesome video Ken. That's a beautiful house.

  • @KarenRose70
    @KarenRose70 2 года назад

    What a gorgeous house.

  • @mares3841
    @mares3841 2 года назад +4

    💛

  • @Mike----
    @Mike---- 2 года назад +1

    Great video. I think the flow and editing are getting better. 👍

  • @miketackabery7521
    @miketackabery7521 2 года назад +1

    Wow! Thank you for this!

  • @howyoucametobe3787
    @howyoucametobe3787 2 года назад +3

    This is a beautiful home. Thank you for sharing it with us. I did some research on the family who lived here from the late 1800s to 1996. James Gurney was a gardener in London who was commissioned from Regents Park in London to help develop Tower Park in 1866. This home passed to his children and later his grandchildren who all served as superintendents of Tower Park. James Gurney had two granddaughters, Bernice and Flora, who were born in 1900 and 1906, respectively. Neither woman ever married or had children. I find this to be common among women in the 1900s who inherit property; with the financial security of home ownership they don't have to marry and follow the social norms of their time.

  • @jerrycomo2736
    @jerrycomo2736 2 года назад +2

    Massive Door Hinges: I think those door hinges are designed to allow the door to swing open in either direction. The then equivalent of a swinging door. There may be internal springs to close the door as well.

    • @bigredc222
      @bigredc222 2 года назад

      Yes, you are right, I've seen lots of them.

  • @PatrickKniesler
    @PatrickKniesler Год назад

    The way you move around, invite us in, and capture details in such a tight schedule is honestly masterful. Is this your specialty or someone on your team? Do you have any cinematic inspirations or is this the result of self reflection?

  • @jonrussell1690
    @jonrussell1690 2 года назад +1

    Wow!!! Beautiful home!! Glad to see it is still standing and giving its love to those that come through.

  • @laviniamckean3044
    @laviniamckean3044 2 года назад

    so beautiful I love the whole set up and the stairs up to the look out

  • @sylviamayo379
    @sylviamayo379 2 года назад

    "OMG" Awesome, Great Job Ken!

  • @natashajackson6324
    @natashajackson6324 2 года назад

    This house is beautiful.

  • @teresaschlomer8257
    @teresaschlomer8257 Год назад

    Absolutely lovely

  • @jodirauth8847
    @jodirauth8847 Год назад

    Really beautiful family home.

  • @lesahenderson7365
    @lesahenderson7365 2 года назад +1

    Thank you ❗️

  • @crazypickles8235
    @crazypickles8235 2 года назад +1

    This is absolutely marvelous. I enjoy the feel of a private tour with video shots and camera work that allows for pausing for a much better and in depth view. This was very well done.

  • @CatsCoffeeCrime
    @CatsCoffeeCrime 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful home. Beautiful grounds. Really loved the wood shutters; the fireplaces; the floral wallpaper; the royal blue color in the main bedroom in an otherwise drab room. The inset wood in the vestibule doors is very similar to The Second Empire Strikes Back in Kens home in St. Louis.

  • @johnreynolds6466
    @johnreynolds6466 2 года назад

    I really enjoy your channel and you do an excellent job in showing these homes. This particular home is beautiful. It would be like a dream to live in this home. It is a shame that homes like this are a thing of the past and the workmanship skills rarely exist these days.

  • @mscynthia9412
    @mscynthia9412 12 дней назад

    Perfection! Thank you❤

  • @vickiephilpitt7697
    @vickiephilpitt7697 2 года назад +2

    Wow! A stair well in a bathroom? No thing as privacy there. :0) Those plantation shutters were also used to keep the cold out in the winter as windows weren't double paned or have storm windows to add. Have to say though, that house and park area are beautiful. Thanks for the "tour".

  • @texasgramz
    @texasgramz 2 года назад +3

    I started to watch your videos a few weeks ago...sorry, I can't believe I just found it. I absolutely love the way you conduct your tours. Knowledgeable, professional and I feel I am having a tour in person. Other channels have tours, BUT, it gets monotonous. Using the same descriptions for every single room or repeating words/phrases in every sentence...ie; hey, guys, like, like, like, check it out guys 🙄.
    I need to sit and watch more of your videos. Keep up the fantastic work and many blessings for continued success!

  • @nycstarport8542
    @nycstarport8542 2 года назад

    Beautiful Home; excellent millwork.

  • @kathleenlingenfelder2287
    @kathleenlingenfelder2287 2 года назад

    Thank you Ken.

  • @christians.7019
    @christians.7019 2 года назад

    End of day means This House time😁

  • @LJB103
    @LJB103 2 года назад +2

    Ok? For all of the house museums that I have toured, none has ever had a staircase in a bathroom. I'm guessing that this house did not originally have indoor plumbing and bathrooms were snuck in anywhere that there appeared to be room. Is this home lived in and you have permission to tour it, or is it on the market? Or... you mentioned brides: is it used for functions?
    What ever the reason, good video.

  • @kathyrickey1181
    @kathyrickey1181 2 года назад +1

    What a beautiful house. I absolutely love the millwork! Thank you for the tour, it was very enjoyable!

  • @museandsee
    @museandsee 2 года назад

    i’ve always been curious what this one looked like inside! thank you!

  • @tpolerex7282
    @tpolerex7282 Год назад

    From the first sight of the house and especially when its stairs become visible in the bathroom we were all shouting in our minds “Crows nest! Crows nest! Crows nest!”

  • @stephenjburkhart6902
    @stephenjburkhart6902 2 года назад +1

    I've been by this house before. I took a picture of it.

  • @francoisedunne223
    @francoisedunne223 2 года назад

    What a beautiful fabulous house what memories are in the walls there. What a lovely place to have grown up. Love the crows nest very nice little area to be upsetting when there’s a storm in the vicinity. Thanks Ken another fabulous video.

  • @cassandraralph5906
    @cassandraralph5906 2 года назад

    Gobsmackedly beautiful house! Not so sure about the gardens. But the house is very much my style and decor!

  • @brendano5440
    @brendano5440 2 года назад

    This is definitely my dream home. Thank you Ken. You never disappoint.

  • @annapetrosian4786
    @annapetrosian4786 2 года назад +1

    Great awesome video channel sir

  • @lucianorodrigues4259
    @lucianorodrigues4259 2 года назад +1

    Que linda mansão!

  • @lisariggs8947
    @lisariggs8947 2 года назад

    I love this house, the design is perfect and the details are all very beautiful!!💒🍾😁

  • @clintcountryman4849
    @clintcountryman4849 2 года назад

    Great job :)

  • @leeatterberry1239
    @leeatterberry1239 Год назад

    Very cool

  • @MG-yx6gi
    @MG-yx6gi 2 года назад

    LOVE watching your videos. Would love to see a feature about the Lockwood Mathews mansion in Norwalk CT

  • @bobolpatrick3789
    @bobolpatrick3789 2 года назад +1

    bonjour, c'est une maison plutôt modeste par rapport à tout ces palais hélas disparue ,c'est néanmoins charmant .

  • @13blackcatzzz
    @13blackcatzzz 2 года назад +4

    I love houses with rooms. I can't stand open floor plans.

    • @twistoffate4791
      @twistoffate4791 2 года назад +2

      I'm with you on that. I am a person who likes cubbies. I enjoy decorating each smaller space differently. It's not for everyone, but it's definitely for me.

    • @alison5009
      @alison5009 2 года назад +1

      Same here. When I see open concept floor plan homes for sale, they just aren’t for me.