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3 Sappington Spur, Harris Armstrong's House

The house located at 3 Sappington Spur in Oakland just had a major price reduction from $800,000 to $699,000.  Check out this LINK for more pics of this fabulous house and some of his other masterpieces.  This pic is of the fabulous Master Bed Room that was renovated to include a wink to Harris Armstrong's ceiling in the Magic Chef Building on Kingshighway.....the U Haul location now.

Listed by Mary Schwabe, Prudential Alliance Realtors, 314-997-7600

 

Magic Chef Building Ceiling

Harris Armstrong Tour Pics

Yesterday was the Harris Armstrong House tour.  Four of his houses in Oakland were featured.  The attendance was great and the weather held out.  Here are some pics of one of the important homes that were featured.  Of course, I brought my camera, though left the battery in the charger.  These are from my i-Phone. More coming tomorrow!

 

 

 

 

Harris Armstrong House Tour- This Sunday, 2-5 PM

See knobs that make it an event to open a door!

See ceilings that are celestial!

Harris Armstrong House Tour- Sunday, May 2nd

Don't miss an opportunity to view four of Harris Armstrong's houses open to the public for a rare viewing.  Bring your checkbook, the house that he built for himself @ 3 Sappington Spur is available for purchase.

New Pictures of Harris Armstrong's 3 Sappington Spur

Here are some new pictures of the special house at 3 Sappington Spur that  Harris Armstrong built for himself. See more pics HERE.

 

 

 

3 Sappington Spur- Harris Armstrong Architect

Check out the fabulous Harris Armstrong house located at 3 Sappington Spur with the original metal cabinets that have been refinished....see how hot metal cabinets can look!  See more HERE and HERE

 

3 Sappington Spur, Architect: Harris Armstrong, Interior

This special 1930's international-styled house was designed by the famous Harris Armstrong.  He lived in this house and developed an enclave of modernist homes in his cul-de-sac. Make sure that you look at yesterday's post for pics of the outside.  Also check the Harris Armstrong link on the left column of this blog to see more of his great designs. 

 

Harris Armstrong's House.....Coming Soon

Check out the wonderful Harris Armstrong house that he built for himself! The owners of this house have been great stewards and have preserved and updated this house with care.  It has gorgeous gardens, a view of Westborough's golf course and a pool.

More pics and info HERE

Come back tomorrow for some interior shots.

And now some pics from a prettier time of the year....

 

The Shanley Building, Clayton- Harris Armstrong

The Shanley Building (1935)

Location: 7800 Maryland Avenue
Clayton, MO 63105

"Harris Armstrong designed this office building which was commissioned by the orthodontist Dr. Leo M. Shanley. The Shanley building was the first expression of the International style in this part of the country. Its design won Armstrong a silver medal at the Paris Exposition of 1937."

Check the blog tomorrow for a pictures of the house Harris Armstrong lived in himself. 

Find out more about this building and Harris Armstrong: HERE, HERE & HERE 

Harris Armstrong

Today I am featuring some of the houses designed by Harris Armstrong.

18 Jamestown Acres, Florissant

512 Woodleaf, Kirkwood

501 Woodleaf, Kirkwood

529 Woodleaf, Kirkwood

1 Sappington Spur, Oakland

951 Revere Dr. Town & Country