Webster Groves: Part V

To read Webster Groves, Part I, click here. Part II is here. And Part III can be found here. Lastly, here’s Part IV. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To read Webster Groves, Part I, click here. Part II is here. And Part III can be found here. Lastly, here’s...

Webster Groves, Missouri: Part IV

What do Webster Groves, Missouri and Grand Haven, Michigan have in common? Both are home to an unusual Sears model with the pedestrian (but descriptive) name: “The Cape Cod.” While I’d love to take credit for finding the “Cape Cod” in...

Webster Groves, Missouri: Part III

Webster Groves has a multitude of interesting old kit homes, and one of my favorite finds is this 1910s Dutch Colonial, offered by Lewis Homes. Lewis was one of six national companies selling kit homes through mail-order catalogs in the early 20th Century. Sears was...

Webster Groves, Missouri: Part II

A few days ago, I sent Rachel pictures of an intriguing bungalow I’d found in Webster Groves. I thought I’d seen it somewhere before, but she quickly identified it as “Design #122” from Henry L. Wilson’s planbook (published 1907). Henry...