Description: Block Print of "Mother-in-Law House" restaurant St. Charles MO. Limited Edition 55/100 EXTREMELY RARE Limited Edition Print 55/100Please look carefully at the pictures as they are part of the description. Hand Signed (Goree) & NumberedImage Dimensions are 4½" x 6½" Dimensions with the Matte are 9¾" x 10¼" Presented under a cream matte, glass pane and goldtone frameProfessionally packaged and shipped in special wrapping and boxing to protect and preserve the artwork in transit delivered safely.Please look carefully at the pictures as they are part of the description. From a smoke free home. Please visit my store to see my other items: Store name:Abracadabra Arthttp://stores.ebay.com/abracadabraartABOUT THE PLACELegend has it that the Mother-In-Law House, at 500 South Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri was built by Francis X. Kremer in 1860. Because his young bride from Germany missed her mother, Kremer built the house with one side for himself and his wife, and the other side for his mother-in-law. To welcome her from Germany, Kremer invited the residents of St. Charles to a street party with a brass band. He presented his mother-in-law with a key to her half of the house, with the humorous provision that she stay on her side.For years, this story was told in guide books, by tour guides and by the owners of the Mother-In-Law House, which was reputed to be the first "double house" in St. Charles. However, the Mother-In-Law House story may indeed be legend.Kremer's bride, Minna Carolina Becker, was born in Missouri – not Germany – on January 13, 1837. The two were married in St. Charles County on July 27, 1855. Census records from 1860, 1870 and 1880 show the Kremers living in St. Charles with only their children – and no mother-in-law. Researcher Mitzi Smith found that in 1865, Kremer built his St. Charles home at 514 South Main – not at the 500 address. In 1866, he bought a warehouse at 500 South Main, which he used to store grain for his flour mill. In 1876, after the warehouse was destroyed by a tornado, Kremer rebuilt it as a two-story brick building. The warehouse was converted into tenements before the turn of the century.
Price: 55 USD
Location: Brentwood, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Edition Size: 30
Signed By: Goree
Size: Medium
Signed: Signed
Date of Creation: 1979
Material: Paper
Region of Origin: United States
Framing: Matted & Framed
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Subject: Restraunt Houses
Print Surface: Paper
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30in.)
Type: Print
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Framed/Unframed: Framed
Year of Production: 1979
Edition Type: Limited Edition
Theme: Architecture
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Features: Signed, Limited Edition, Numbered
Production Technique: Block Print
Handmade: Yes
Print Type: Block Print
