by Michael R. Allen
Photograph courtesy of Landmarks Association of St. Louis.The city’s West Cabanne Place opened in 1888 as a semi-rural private street, located away from the urban core of St. Louis. Many prominent businessmen and a few architects — including Charles Ramsey and Theodore Link — purchased lots and built large homes on West Cabanne. Built in 1889 for E.O. Pope of the Jones-Pope Produce Company, the house at 5927 West Cabanne was one of the earliest residences on the street. The designer of the eclectic home remains unknown. Jane Porter, author of the National Register of Historic Places nomination for West Cabanne Place, suggests that a contractor rather than an architect designed the Italianate-influenced house, which mixes elements rather freely.
In the 1990s, 5927 West Cabanne Place appeared to be at risk of being lost. Landmarks Association of St. Louis included in the house in its annual Eleven Most Endangered Places list for several years. Eventually, however, the home fell into the hands of an owner who gave the house needed rehabilitation work. The exterior was restored by removing asphalt siding and repairing and replacing wooden elements. Now the spacious residence is for sale for the unbelievable price of $119,000. This truly must be a buyer’s market, for a rehabilitated home on West Cabanne Place to be offered at that price!
2 replies on “West Cabanne Place Living”
My husband and I looked at this house in the summer of 2009. At the time it was listed around $150k. Beautiful home with so much to do. At the time it seemed there were several houses on the street being rehabbed. If we had the time and resources we would have loved to make this our home.
I Loved seeing this! I grew up at 5936 from about ’55 ( at two) until ’64 ( at age 11 ). I always love to see how close pics of Cabanne houses, comes to the view I grew up with. Thanks.