A LOVELY LAFAYETTE CHRISTMAS

There is a lovely area in St. Louis that

has historic old homes and so many

have been restored.  It is called 

Lafayette Square and I have shared

it before several times.  Today my

husband and I enjoyed riding around

and seeing these wonderful Victorian

homes.

These homes are very closed together

but there are many streets of them. And

most had 2 doors on the front which were

very tall and unique.

I took photos of many of the doors.

I will share more photos

about this area on another day.

Lafayette Square Lafayette Square Neighborhood, surrounding Lafayette Park, is St. Louis’s oldest historic district. It began as a 30 acre park that was platted in 1836, making it the first city park as well as the first park west of the Mississippi. It was named to honor the Marquis de Lafayette, the popular hero of the American Revolution, who visited St. Louis in 1825. 

It is over 2 hours east of where we live.

I have been following a young man on YouTube who is restoring one of these

 Second Empire Victorians.

 He has taken on

an incredible project.

 Just click here

if you would

 like to see it!