Historical May 1979 report or notice. Original dates, prices, programs and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
How many times, as you’ve driven East on the Forest Park Parkway, have you admired the large addition on one of the houses and wondered about its decor? This year’s House Tour will provide you with just that opportunity as the guests of Fred and Pat McKissack’s home at 5900 Pershing.
The McKissack’s have lived in the neighborhood since 1972 and have done all the work on their house, including the two story addition, themselves.
Pat has done a magnificent job of decorating by carefully coordinating wallpaper and window and floor coverings. Each room is adorned with tastefully selected pictures and furnishings.
Both the living room and dining room contain two unique features: plaster crown molding around the ceilings and mahogany inlays around the perimeters of the hardwood floors. Here you can also see a favorite feature of Pat’s, the lovely, original, mahogany and cherry wood mantel of the living room fireplace.
To get the full effect of their addition, walk upstairs via the front stairway. In the original portion of the house you’ll find the children’s bedrooms, a bath and a large master bedroom. The new addition has provided the McKissack’s with an extra bedroom and a study. From both new rooms access is available to open balconies.
Carefully wind your way back to the first floor by walking down the spiral wrought iron stairway. You’ll find yourself standing in a new family room. The fireplace, a wall mural and several tall windows combine to give the room a cozy atmosphere.
Next is a modernized kitchen, in the original section, and access to a large breakfast room, part of the addition. Once again there are several large windows which flood the room with light and enhance the delightful furnishings.
The McKissack’s house is an excellent example of the many possibilities available to renovaters of the older homes in this area.
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Interior of Fred and Pat McKissack’s home at 5900 Pershing. Photo by King Schoenfeld. The Paper, May 1979, page 5.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1979.
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