Mrs. George H. Holland House - - Portland and Westmoreland Places - St. Louis, Missouri
Posted by: BruceS
N 38° 38.782 W 090° 16.377
15S E 737330 N 4281063
Historic house in the Portland and Westmoreland Places Historic District in St. Louis, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM6VZ5
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2009
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The Holland House at 47 Westmoreland Place was built in 1909 for Nora Wilcoxson Holland, the widow of George H. Holland. The house was designed by St. Louis architects Eames & Young.
George Holland started at Bridge & Beach Manufacturing Company, a large stove manufacturing company headquartered in St. Louis at age 21 as a clerk. Through hard work he became treasurer and general manager of firm prior to his death in 1902 at age 55.