Sold ~ Stunning 50 Portland Place

This historical St. Louis Gem has a new owner.  I had the privilege of selling this home to my buyers.

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In their book, Westmoreland and Portland Places: The History and Architecture of America's Premier Private Streets, 1888-1988"  Hunter and Primm state:

"Nowhere in America has the private place flourished as it has in St. Louis, and no private places have played a more important role in that city's or the nation's history than Westmoreland and Portland. Owned by the residents rather than by the city and governed by a board of trustees responsible for lighting, sewers, roadways, security, landscaping, and refuse removal, Westmoreland and Portland are lined with spectactular houses in the style of Italian palazzi, French chateaus, and English country estates.

The residents of Westmoreland and Portland have run many of the largest businesses and industries in St. Louis and in many cases in the United States. In 1904 they were among those who planned one of the most spectacular world's fairs ever, and in 1927 they helped finance Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight. They served in the cabinets of presidents Cleveland, McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Coolidge, and Hoover. By examining these and many other accomplishments of these families, Julius Hunter provides a unique historical perspective on the past century of American life.

Westmoreland and Portland Places: The History and Architecture of America's Premier Private Streets, 1888-1988 (Hardcover)

By Julius K. Hunter, James Neal Primm (Foreword by), Esleu =Hamilton (Editor), Robert Pettus (Photographer), Leonard Lujan (Photographer) 

This interesting book can be purchased here:  http://www.left-bank.com/book/9780826206770