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Webster Groves commission approves three demolition requests, including a tree‑smashed Wexford house
Summary
The Webster Groves Historic Preservation Commission approved demolition requests for 116 Summit Place, 1433 Wexford Avenue and a property variously listed as 802/804 East Pacific Avenue; applicants described structural, safety, or site‑siting reasons and one owner plans to rebuild to original plans after a tree collapse.
The Webster Groves Historic Preservation Commission on May 13 approved three demolition applications: 116 Summit Place, 1433 Wexford Avenue and the property listed in records as 802/804 East Pacific Avenue (the owner is pursuing county renumbering to 802/804).
The approvals came after staff and applicants described structural and siting constraints and, in one case, damage from a fallen tree. Commission discussion focused on historic research, the feasibility of renovation versus replacement, and plans for replacement construction.
Commission staff summarized historical research on 116 Summit Place, noting the existing building was constructed in 1931 and had served as rental housing in recent decades. The staff memo said archival material offered limited architectural significance beyond a “colonial…barn gable roof style” and that older permits showed the lot previously had…
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