Circa 1939 (807 North 6th Street) - St. Charles, MO - Missouri Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

County of building: St. Charles County
Location of building: N 6th St., 3rd house N of Franklin St., W side, St. Charles
Built: 1943
Architect/Builder: Unknown
Architectural Style: Minimal Traditional
Original Occupant: Delton C. and Ruby Hilderbrand
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Marker Text:

Circa 1939
807 North Sixth St.

1830 - Part of Nathan Boone's survey of the Commons

1835 - Included in lease of the Commons by Andrew Wilson.

1939 - Easement for sewer ws recorded.

    The house is believed to have been built at this time as well as the look-a-likes to the north. St.
   Charles became a center for War related industries in the early years of World War II and small
   -quick-to-construct houses were needed for the influx of defense workers.

    The architectural style of the house is a side gabled National Folk House in the minimal
   traditionalist style. It is the antecedent of the Post-World-War II modern movement. The floor
   plan contains a living room, dining room, bedroom, kitchen, and bath with a walkout basement
   to the rear. The total effect is of miniaturization. The metal awnings and wrought iron trim are
   products of the '50s.

1950 - After being used for investment property, it was sold to Mr. Delton C. Hilderbrand,
   a Southwestern Bell Telephone repairmen and his wife Ruby.

1985 - The present owner secured the property after 35 years of ownership by the first
   owner/occupant.

Web link: [Web Link] History of Mark: "Built: circa 1943 Style/Design: Minimal Traditional According to the County’s tax parcels database, this house was built in 1941, but the address is not listed in the 1941 or 1942 city directories. It appears in the next available directory, which was published in 1945, as the residence of Delton C. and Ruby Hilderbrand, and he was a repairman for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. The Hilderbrand family owned the house until 1985. "This 39’x150’ lot slopes from front to rear. A public sidewalk spans the front of the lot and a concrete sidewalk leads from the street to the stoop. Landscape beds edged with decorative concrete blocks extend along the front of the house and a couple of trees shade the front yard. An alley is along the rear of the lot and there are no outbuildings." ~ St. Charles Historic Survey  Phase IV, PDF pages 292-295 Additional point: Not Listed

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