Pencil Portrait of Historic Stone House
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This historic building was so interesting to portray!
On September 6th, the finishing touches were put on this 11″ x 14″ pencil portrait of a renovated 160 year old, rough cut limestone house in Saint Louis, Missouri, that will be honored at an upcoming Site Dedication event by the Carondelet Historical Society. Built in the 1850’s, this single room house at 124 E. Stein Street was a sound structure for the first 100 years, and was once the childhood home of Marcia, the mother of Twitter founder and St. Louis native, Jack Dorsey. She lived in the house with her parents and Italian grandmother until she was 10 years old, and after they moved, it changed owners several times, and eventually fell into disrepair due to a fire and the elements. Abandoned for many years, the roof was gone, the exterior walls had begun to deteriorate and were covered in vines and weeds — sadly, time and nature reduced it to just a shell. Thankfully, she and her husband Tim reclaimed it in 2014 and restored the home they fondly call “Mio Nonni’s Casa”, in recognition of Marcia’s heritage, and they will be presented a plaque at the ceremony on September 17th. My original illustration will be framed and displayed at the Carondelet Historical Society Museum with many other portraits commemorating historic buildings over the years, and I was honored to provide it. For more information on this organization, please visit http://www.carondelethistory.org/
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