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| 1 Carson Road |
| Ferguson Station - The first station on this spot was built in 1855 on land donated by William Ferguson. The city took its name from this railroad stop on the Wabash line. This is not the original depot building seeing as there have been several that have replaced the original at this location. |
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| 101 Carson Road |
| Zion Lutheran Church - The original church building was built here in 1927. This si the place of worship for the oldest Lutheran congregation in Ferguson. |
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| 319 Carson Road |
| ( No information is given about this location. ) |
| (( Turn right on Spring. Proceed north on Spring. )) |
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| 14 Spring |
| Built by Captain Sebert Hutchinson, a riverboat captain. |
| (( Make a U-turn immediately after 14 Spring and double back to Carson. Turn right on Carson. Proceed west on Carson. )) |
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| 401 Carson Road |
| Note the decorative wood shingles on the dormer and waistband of the house. |
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| 409 Carson Road |
| This hose was originally identical to 401 Carson. |
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| 413 Carson Road |
| This Tudor-eclectic style house was built for Louis H. and Annalise Bangert. The interior has a valuted ceiling in the living room and stained glass throughout. |
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| 433 Carson Road |
| ( No information is given about this location. ) |
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| 502 Carson Road |
| This house, located just west of Beacon Ave., was built using a dismantled portion of the original 'Case House' which contained 18-21 rooms ( see 420 Carson ). |
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| 420 Carson Road |
| This house is popularly known as the 'Case House' named after one of Ferguson's earliest and most prominent families. |
| (( Turn right and proceed south on Georgia to Wesley. Turn right at Wesley and proceed west. )) |
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| 401 Wesley |
| This block of Wesley was originally knows as Hudson Place, named after one of Dr. Case's sons. |
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| 415 Wesley |
| This house was built for Dr. Case's wife, Sally George, as investment property. |
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| 425 Wesley |
| Built in 1904 or 1905 by Joseph C. Christine. Note the oriel window in the center bay on the west side. |
| (( Cross Carson at Beacon and double back on Carson. Proceed east on Carson. )) |
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| 429 Wesley |
| Built by Dr. George Case for his daughter, this farm-style house was sold in 1905 to Louis Maull, the creator of Maull's Barbecue Sauce. The barn in the rear yard predates the house and is thought to have been built with timber from a portion of the 'Case House' that was damaged by fire. |
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| 521 Wesley |
| George S. Case sold the lot with a small house on it to Kate Bennett (wife of Charles E. Bennett) in 1906. The bennetts preserved the existing house when they expanded the house in 1906. |
| (( Cross Wesley at Harvey. Double back and proceed east on Wesley. )) |
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| 506 Wesley |
| George S. Case had this house built in 1905 for one of his unmarried daughters, Delia Hudson Case. Delia Case was the first woman to vote in Ferguson. |
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| 434 Wesley |
| Calvin and Maud Case 'purchased' this lot from his father, George S. Case, for $1 and 'love and affection' in 1901 and built the house the following year. |
| (( Turn right at Georgia. Proceed south on Georgia to Tiffin. Turn right and proceed west on Tiffin. )) |
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| 405 Tiffin Ave |
| The appearance of this house and local oral tradition suggest that this farmhouse was already standing when George S. Case purchased 68 acres from Jacob Schopp in 1882. |
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| 505 Tiffin Ave |
| Note the wide band at the cornice line and prominent overhangs on this house. |
| (( Cross Tiffin at Harvey. Double back and proceed east on Tiffin. )) |
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| 520 Tiffin Ave |
| George Case sold this lot, which originally extended south to Estelle Ave., to Delmar Randall in 1908. |
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| 514 Tiffin Ave |
| This bungalow was built in 1905 by Joseph and Lena Christine as an investment property. It features a screened-in porch with a mansard roof. |
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| 500 Tiffin Ave |
| This house was built by Joseph and Lena Christine in 1902. Note the left bay topped by a turret. |
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| 408 Tiffin Ave |
| This lot was sold by George S. Case to the trustees of the Ferguson Methodist Eposcopal Church in 1902. Its most striking feature is the sweeping facade slope of the roof. |
| (( Turn right on Georgia and left on Tiffin. Proceed east on Tiffin. )) |
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| 336 Tiffin Ave |
| ( No information is given about this location. ) |
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| 335 Tiffin Ave |
| Henry and Charlotte Harrington built this house in 1871. A year later they sold it ot Captain William Hubbard, who owned a downtown St. Louis clothing firm with Harrington and served as Sheriff of St. Louis and President of the St. Louis Board of Education. |
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