Great read in nextSTL about STL’s historic and gorgeous row homes.  Lots of good pictures too.  I don't know if Nathan Jackson floats around here, but well done.
https://nextstl.com/2021/04/st-louis-th ... ouse-city/

Figured I’d start a thread with this if anyone wanted to share their own row house pics...I know I’ve got tons.  Here is one from Fox Park:


Couple from Soulard:




One from Lafayette Square:


Benton Park:


Lasalle Park:

^ I'm not sure I would agree, even though I understand that the exact dictionary definition considers row/terraced housing to be attached with party walls.  I just think it's a little presumptuous to define them all that way considering the amount of different styles of urban homes in this country.  

Not that my personal definition means anything to anyone, but I generally consider row homes to be homes that share a common look, facade, design, and setback.  The Harris Row and my picture from Russell are quintessential St. Louis row houses, in my humble opinion.  No, they may not be attached like in Baltimore or Philly...but it's a common row of buildings with little space in between them on tight urban lots with similar facades, brickwork, setbacks, etc.  I think your average person would call those row homes, tbh.  

For what it's worth I am with you in that I prefer St. Louis' detached row homes over the more basic looking attached rows in Baltimore or Philly.  But the architecture lover in me still gets a little flutter when I come across one of these in St. Louis


Anyway, not here to argue since you're actually right.  I just don't agree with that rather narrow definition.  I do agree in that attached storefronts do not qualify as row homes, even if they've been converted to residential, except maybe in the above image where you'd have a corner commercial space attached to the row of homes.

@synphonicpoet, love the pics!  Keep em coming.  Also, feel free to share any more cool little details like the mousehole, hadn't seen that before!  Here are a few more of mine.  Starting with a few from Lafayette Square:








Some detached row homes along Shenandoah:


Lafayette Avenue:


More Russell:


And last but not least, a little Baltimore action in South St. Louis:

^ Those...are actually kinda nice.

^ Yeah, location aside...it's pretty solid looking.  Wouldn't mind some infill like that in some city neighborhoods (not that there isn't some already, but still).  Particularly like the three story rows (not crazy about the color though), gives a bit of a DC vibe.

I read this in the PD this morning and learned something I didn't know.  For those familiar with Lafayette Square you might know the detached row of "triplets" on Kennett Place.  I've come to call them the "Kennett Three."  Apparently all three had mansard roofs that were lopped off in the great cyclone of 1896.




Here is a photo of a maquette the owner's daughter made showing what the house may have looked like with its mansard roof.


Cool stuff.  This home (far left in my photos) will be on the house tour next month.

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Apr 28, 2021

I find New Town creepy not because of how perfect it is. I find it creepy because the residents there all seem like they live in a utopian cult. Everyone is too friendly and everyone wants to talk. They all stare at you when you drive through the development. They all want to help you.

God forbid they try and get to know their neighbors and create a friendly and welcoming community...come on, Chris.  People do the same to me when I visit Lafayette Square too.  I don't even live there and run into people I know on the street.  One of the many, many reasons I love that neighborhood.  Even happens in my parents subdivision in West County.  If you don't like people and want everyone to keep their head down and "mind their own damn business" maybe get some land in the country.

Anyway, to keep this thread on topic...here are some more neat rows in St. Louis.  The famous, detached, Harris Row on 18th Street.


I believe these are on Rutger:


North Side:




Lasalle Park/Bohemian Hill:


More Lafayette Square:






Some attached and detached rows along Sidney Street:

The row house at 1204 S. 18th is for sale...it's going viral on Zillow right now because of the wild interior:
https://photos.riverfronttimes.com/the- ... =1&18th-01

^ Ooh, that’s very cool.  Would love to see a similar work with the different urban vernaculars around St. Louis.

I saw one on Reddit (not row homes, but it was awesome nonetheless) of several different types of city houses with their basements visible.  I’ll have to see if I can find it.

Edit:  Found it.  It was done by a local artist named Doug Weaver.  Utterly incredible.  Unfortunately it’s a private job and there are no prints

^ If he buckles and gets you one...let me know haha.  I'd be willing to pay top dollar!  He said in his Reddit post that he doesn't do prints, but I'd be willing to bet he could make some serious coin with this one in this town.

framer wrote: ↑

Apr 30, 2021

kipfilet wrote: ↑

Apr 28, 2021

This kind of faux-row house is springing up all over commuter towns in the Hudson Valley. Here are some examples in Tarrytown NY:

There's a similar set in University Place, at 900 N. Hanley (not as elaborately detailed, of course). This compact infill neighborhood has lots of density, with tightly-packed single-family homes, tiny entrance gardens and yards, and garages served by alleys in the rear. 

I've driven by that 100 times and never noticed it.  But I agree, a really nice development indeed.  Dense, walkable, good parks, good setbacks, nearby the schools, etc.  Like you said the architecture is a little blah (though some of those single family homes in there are quite attractive looking from what I can tell on the satellite view) but a solid development for an inner-ring suburb regardless.

Here is another in Richmond Heights.  This one leaves A LOT to be desired, but I won't get too upset over denser, more walkable housing popping up next to transit stations in suburban St. Louis.  This one could use better design, some trees (which could be there now, Google hasn't updated this area in quite some time) and narrower streets, but better than a big box store or a car dealership (cough, Sunnen, cough).

Was cleaning out some old collections this afternoon and came across a few more good ones.  All three of the Old Frenchtown neighborhoods are represented in these.

Not your traditional row homes but some here are aerial shots I snapped back in 2016 of some dense South Side neighborhoods:

Neat walking tour video from Nathan Jackson in Benton Park:

Another nice video from Nathan Jackson about Lafayette Square (Part 1).  Discovering Lafayette Square is when I fell in love with St. Louis and I thought I had most of the neighborhood and its story down pat...lots of great history in here I didn't know though.  Like the large brewery that fell to the 44/55 interchange.