by Kim Wolterman | Articles
Our landscape architecture firm is located in an old Victorian home, built before 1900. Recently a couple of people have stopped by asking to see the house as they knew one of the previous homeowners. Emmett and Rose Fitzgerald lived in the home from at least 1940...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
Did you know that the Ladies’ Home Journal began publishing house plans in the magazine beginning in 1895? Edward Bok, editor-in-chief of the magazine wanted to offer readers professional architects’ plans for simple, attractive, suburban homes that could be built for...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
The National Genealogical Society has posted an interesting article on using a different methodology for house research. You can find it here. Has anyone ever tried this when researching the history of a house or...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
While working with the Webster Groves Historical Society on an upcoming World War I exhibit, I was asked to do some research on a house located at 9504 Big Bend Road in Crestwood, just west of Webster Groves. The house reportedly belonged to the son of Christopher...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
If you are not familiar with the Chronicling America website, it is a joint project of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress, and is an attempt to develop an Internet-based, searchable database of United States newspapers. The project...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
Mechanic’s liens can be a useful tool in researching the history of your house. What is a mechanic’s lien? It is a security interest in the title of a piece of property for the benefit of those who have supplied labor or materials that improve the property. Mechanic’s...
