East Tour
54 stopsStarts at Bindbeutel Building and ends at 1 North Clay Ave.
Church Street|South Clay Ave|Adams Street|South Elizabeth Ave|North Elizabeth Ave|Hereford|Darst|Almeda|North Clay Ave
Walk the East Tour →Homes & landmarks, 1840s to 1920s
The houses that built Ferguson
Who built them, who lived in them, and the stories they still tell. Read about them at home, or take the walking tour and let your phone show you the house you're passing.
90historic homes documented
2walking tours, East and West
47century homes
c. 1840the oldest: 417 Adams Street
The walking tour
Two routes, one house at a time
Open the tour on your phone at the first stop. The map shows where you are, and each house's story comes up as you reach it, with directions to the next one.
West Tour
42 stopsStarts at Ferguson Station and ends at Central Elementary School.
Carson Road|Spring|Wesley|Tiffin|South Clark
Walk the West Tour →These are private homes. Please enjoy them from the sidewalk.
Stories in the houses
Every house has one
1870
404 Adams Street
William B. Ferguson sold this property to his only son, Charles, in 1870 and Charles built the house soon after. Known also as the "wake house" the home was built with …
1904 or 1905117 South Clay Ave
Henry and Amanda Jacques built this house in 1904 or 1905. Oral tradition has it that the columns of the portico are from the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair. Henry Jacques …
1894425 Wesley
Built by Dr. George Case for his daughter George, this farm-style house was sold in 1905 to Louis Maull, the creator of Maull's Barbecue Sauce. The barn in the rear y…
1867110 South Clark
This home was originally built as a one room school house, and located on the south side of Wesley just west of S. Florissant Road. In 1877 the building was moved to i…
Century Homes & Landmarks
A hundred years and still standing
The Ferguson Landmarks Commission honors homes that have stood for a century with a Century Home plaque, and celebrates them each year with its plaquing tour. Ferguson and St. Louis County landmark structures are marked on every page and on the tour map.