Enright House, 8th Street, St. Joseph, Missouri
The row of cherry trees that line 8th Street in St. Joseph make this house look like it lives in a watercolor snow globe.
It also has very charming leaded glass transom windows and an interior vestibule.
It has five fireplaces, and the first one is in the foyer.
It's the perfect spot for a Christmas tree, something like this one:
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The rest of the year it could look like this, with pretty entrance tables:
Next is the living room, ready for the second Christmas tree:
It could look something like this one, with warm brown colors and traditional decorations:
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Next is the dining room and the third Christmas tree.
If it were mine, I would paint this room a more dramatic color to compliment the warm browns of the foyer and living room, like this:
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The rest of the year it could look like this, with beautiful tapestry chairs and curtains:
Instead of a Christmas tree, the kitchen needs a bit of a re-do to accommodate the many doors and odd shape of the room:
Paint and trim-work could offer a short-term solution, like this:
One of those many doors leads to a butler's pantry that could be incorporated into a new design.
This door is to a powder bathroom that's tucked behind the stairs.
There are four bedrooms upstairs, and three more bathrooms. The house has 3,304 square feet.
The former carriage house is now a two car garage with an upstairs suitable for a "tenant or studio workspace." In other words, the listing doesn't tell how big that space is or what amenities it has.
What I do know is that it would be adorable at Christmas.
The lot next to the house is the Killackey Hall Street Park.
It neighbors the historic mansions of Hall Street.
One interesting thing, for a house that was supposedly built in 1907, it shows up on the 1897 Sanborn map looking just the same as it does on the 1911 Sanborn.
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Hall Street's "merchant princes" mansions were built from the late 1800's into the early 1900's, so an earlier build date is plausible.
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Now, as to why it's named the Enright House, I'm not sure. None of the historical society archives, land deed maps, census records, or old phone books want to tell me who lived here when it was built. I looked through sources until I felt like I was inside that snow globe, then decided to take a break and enjoy the Christmas season instead.
Here are photos from a field trip - a little Christmas magic courtesy of the store Aldik Home.
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season! The Old House Dreams listing is here.
