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| This beautiful antebellum home at Castlewood State Park, Missouri is believed to have been built in the 1850's & is listed as a St. Louis County landmark. This house deteriorates more with each passing year and if something isn't done soon it will be beyond repair. It would be a shame to lose yet another piece of St. Louis / Missouri history. Please contact anyone you may know who might help in this effort to save this house. Any and all help is very much appreciated. For more pictures & history of the house please click here. |
| If you would like your name added to the list below please send an email to: Esther M. Ziock Carroll Designate "petition" in the subject line. THANKS!!!!!!!! |
| 001) Larry Stephens, Chattanooga, TN.
- If someone famous slept or lived in the house is irrelevant. The house is part of
the history of Sherman, St. Louis Co., MO. The U.S. has lost too much of our history
already. If that house & farm could talk, I am sure that we would be
surprised & the money to restore it woud be found. Like a lot of our history
when the history is discovered the place of that history is gone. I wish you success. 002) Sheri Horton -just the fact that its a civil war era home and the importance of the civil war to Missouri should be reason enough to preserve the house. Could a grant be found? Could a private person purchase the house, restore it and live in it if it was made available for tours and such? 003) Gary Mitchell 004) Gene Carroll 005) Esther M. Ziock Carroll 006) John M. Haynie 007) Donna M. Haynie 008) Joyce Mercer: Member of: St. Louis Genealogical Society & Wildwood Historical Society 009) Margaret D. Bigler - Lee's Summit, Mo. 64063-1814Just received an email about the Kaes House, built in the 1850's which represents much history surrounding The Civi War. Please place my name on the petition to help preserve a piece of St. Louis County History & even the History of our Country. Thank you. 010) Herbert A. Rideout 011) Roslyn B. Rideout 012) Rebecca Silvers 013) Misty D. Wright 014) Judie Fry 015) Thomas Halstead 016) Angela Clouse 017) Ann Scaling Tucker 018) Ruth Ann Hill 019) Valerie Holifield 020) Karen Hickey 021) Gary Stoltman 022) Kathryn J. O'Neill 023) Sharon Thompson, O'Fallon, IL. Please add my name to the petition. We need to save more of America's history. 024) Sharon (Hartzell) Smith 025) Mac Elliott 026) Robert Elliott 027) Hi, I'm Kathleen Coleman (Foree) Please add my name to the petition. I have such fond memories of this house from my childhood as it was where my Grandmother Foree lived. My father, James Foree, was the youngest boy of the eight Foree kids. I have such fond memories of this old house. I can still see my Grandma Foree sitting quietly in her chair by the woodstove watching her favorite soap operas. Every weekend until my Grandma passed away we would travel down to "The House" and spend the day sliding down the bannister and running through all it's mysterious hallways and secret passages, looking for treasures in the dump, and watch all the plates and cups shake out of Grandma's china cabinet when the train would pass by. This house has touched so many people's lives and should be saved because it's the right thing to do! Kathleen Coleman (Foree) 028) Shirley Konizeski 029) Mary S. Rice 030) Angel Mathes - my name is angel mathes and i found this website. i have been looking for info on it for some time. a friend of mine took me to look at it once years ago before it was under the parks care. i think it is great that there is some restoration being done. i agree that a bed and breakfast would be neat there. i wanted to put my name n the petition and assk if there was anything i could do to help the project. i will keep cheking back on your site, thank you UMR Student 031) Debbie Goad 032) Kenny Goad 033) Carol McKay ~ Please place my name on the petition to help preserve a piece of St. Louis County History and the History of our Country. I am a member of Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis Genealogical Society, Reynolds County Genealogical Society, Iron County Genealogical Society, Montgomery County Genealogical Society, Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War- Julia Dent Grant Tent, Daughters of the American Revolution, Webster Groves Chapter. The main goal of all of these Societies is the preservation of our History. 034) Gweneth
Johnston ~ Member of: Missouri Historical Society, State Historical Society of Missouri,
American Historical Assoc., American Assoc. of State and Local History, St. Charles
Co. Historical Society, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Friends of the
Farris Theater
035) Mr. Esley Hamilton 036) Steven B. Drake 037) Connie martin o38) james dale martin jr 039) summer m martin 040) james dale martin 041) richard lee martin 042) nick n martin| 043) Linda Reichert 044) Janet Rikard 045) Barb Goodson 046) Lonnie Goodson 047) Linda Wallace 048) Elaine Powell 049) Charles Owens 050) Mary E. Moore 051) Larry Reichert 052) Jeane Fuller Dalrymple 053) Gerry Jacobs 054) Toni McCoy-Rigg 055) Amy Telthorst Weisser 056) Pete Daggett 057) Linda Fox 058) Joan Schaller Yeckel 059) Lonnie Campbell 060) Margie Campbell 061) Gregory Myers 062) Judith Myers 063) Julie Triplett 064) Gail Schneider 065) Sandra E. Morris 066) Ida Ebert, Troy, MO ~ Proud great granddaughter of Frank Kanstinger, a St. Louis, Civil War veteran, and prisoner. It is always so disturbing to see this nation's proud history vanish before our eyes. Once gone it can never be replaced. Tangible remnants of history with which to educate future generations of the immense sacrifices of their forebears will be forever lost to our children. It is a worrisome expectation of our future when we cannot appreciate our past. 067) Ron Coffman, contractor ~ ............. the Kaes house at this point seems to be stable..........still a very impressive structure that filled a sense of adventure and wonder of the rich history it surely has endured. And it most certainly should be preserved for future generations. This is a massive structure that can only be appreciated by a up close personal viewing........But it has to be kept in the public eyes as to not let it go to far into a state of abandon. Thank you Gene and everyone else keeping this alive............. This would be a tragedy to lose. 068) Ruth Funck, PNP, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War--Julia Dent Grant Tent #16, St. Louis, MO 069) Bonnie Mayville, The best of luck with this project! Member of Old Mines Area Historical Soceity 070) Joyce Franklin-Sunset Historical Society-thank you 071) Bettye Warner - Member, St. Francois County Historical Society and Iron County Genealogical Society; Coordinator, St. Francois County MoGenWeb Site; Administrator of St. Francois County, Jefferson County, and Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri RootsWeb/Ancestry Message Boards as well as various genealogy-related mailing lists. 072) Susan Harrison 073) donita tegeler 074) Leslie Hamby 075) Pete Hamby 076) A. Harry Chakides, CPT, EN
Commander 077) MARVIN
" BUTCH " HARNESS 078) Barbara Loeffel 079) Donald Loeffel 080) Michael Johnson - Clarksville, TN 081) Stephanie (Marshaw) Hall, I have ancestors that came from the surrounding area, I would love to support the keeping of this fine home. 082) Cassandra Palmer ~ Sedgewickville,MO 083) John Palmer ~ Sedgewickville, Mo. 084) Irene Palmer ~ Sedgewickville, Mo. 085) Peggy Grisbrook Loeffel ~ I live in Sherman and have for 28 years. Very familiar with people that lived in the Kaes house growing up and have listened to many wonderful stories about the times back then. This house is very solid and I would sure like to be a part of helping restore. The town itself has a lot of history that needs to be told. 086) Ilona Ziok 087) Manuel Gottsching 088) Tim Staggenborg ~ Please add my name to the Petition to Preserve The Kaes House. I stumbled upon it while hiking in Castlewood and then happened to stumble across your webpage a short time later. Thank you for compiling all this great information. I love the Sherman/Jedburg area and return there often to enjoy the Al Foster trail and Meramec. There is a lot of history in this area and it is a great place for a family outing. Having a restored historic house in the area could only enhance its recreational value. 089) Mona Smith Maynard ~ This wonderful old
property should definitely be restored and preserved, including the springhouse and other
outbuildings. I grew up in 090) Leanna Tyler, St.
Louis, MO: 091) Virginia Loeffel ~ Hi, I would like to add my name, I used to live in Sherman years ago. I also knew the Foree family. My name is Virginia Loeffel, I now live in Mountain View, Missouri. ThankYou.
093) My name is Mary Foree and would like my name added to your petition to save the Kaes house. I married into the Foree Family in 1978. I visited Uncle Rube while he lived there with Uncle Shug (Ralph) many times. My husband, Vernon Foree, and his brothers would always talk of the summers they stayed there. I would like to thank you for your efforts to preserve this mysterious and wonderful landmark. Sincerely, Mary J. Foree 094) Criscee Foree--Hi, I would really appreciate it if actions were taken to restore the Kaes House. I know how important that house is to my family, and I would really love to visit it myself. I've heard so many stories about the house since my Great Uncle Rube was the last to live there, pretty much, and my dad Vernon and his siblings spent a lot of time there. Plus, I have a friend who is very interested in the house's history and I wouldn't want to deny him that opportunity. I would like to help, if I could, as well. Thank you. 095) Why is a major historic home, on publicly owned land, left to rot? Who's in charge here? This structure is viable, and could be adapted for all sorts of modern uses, it's attractive and sound. Why not support local residents who wish to save it? In York, Maine, near where live part of the year, the town parks and recreation committee decided to destroy an historic home in one of the town parks. Once this proposal was defeated, support for restoring the structure produced dramatic results, and it isnow a valued community asset. Letting a community resource rot is irresponsible. Good luck with your efforts to save this wonderful building. And try simply start work. don't wait for permission. Gregory Hubbard. Solvang, California 096) Interesting site......I've been curious about this property for years. I've only seen it from the trail across the railroad track in Castlewood. Good luck! Rick Glazebrook 097) Please add my name to the petition list. I am a friend of the Foree family and a big believer in preservation of our historic past. Kathy Forste, Lee's Summit, MO 098) Brenda Sue Cook 099) Pete Casazza 100) Verla Williams, Naylor,mo. 101) My Name is Cheri Maloney (Foree). Francis & Lurissa Foree were my great grandparents. I too have many memories of this house as I was growing up. I never met my great grandfather, but do have pictures of myself in that very house being held by Lurissa and Rudy Foree. As a child, I fondly remember finding Ralph's wooden leg in an open drawer one day. In 1979, it was something for an 8 year old to see. I used to pretend the house was haunted. I loved exploring in the stone buildings and looking at that stones in the cemetery. Great Uncle Rudy let me be an adventurous child and explore. It would be a shame to loose the history of this house. So many lives were lived there. Please add my name to the list. Thank you, Cheri Maloney 102) Elizabeth Vatterott 103) Paula K. Merseal Best ~ Smithfield, Uta 104) Tracy Whitaker 105) Hello My
name is Heather Renee Bryson-Demma daughter of Karen Lynn Foree witch was James and Mae
Foree's third child and I am a great grandchild of Francis & Lurissa Foree.This house
is special to our entire family and it would mean so much to restore and preserve this
house. PLEASE add my name to the petition. Thanks a bunch 106) Marilyn H Moore AZ 107) It would
be a crime to let this beautiful house deteriorate. I hope this helps save it... 108) Rebecca
Bannon, Tulsa, Oklahoma 109) Such
fine old structures in St. Louis County are few and far between. Both the building
and it's history should be preserved. St. Louis County owes it's very existence to
the hard-working, enterprising pioneers who faced and overcame many hardships to come here
and build their homes and a future for their children. They paved the way for all of
those who came later. 110) Marlene H. Williams, North Richland Hills,
TX 111) Carla Graves 112) Elizabeth Hoopes 113) Amy L. La Hay - Lindenwood University-Future Teacher and Historian Buff. 114) kay wheatcroft - mt carmel, il 62863 115) Nancy A. Loeffel 116) Robert G. Loeffel - Our home is located in Sherman.This house is an important landmark in our community. It brings many memories to a lot of our family, and to many of our neighbors, our close friends. Loeffel relatives are buried in the Kaes cemetery, which another reason to reserve the Kaes house. Too many of our landmarks are being torn down for new developements. We believe our past is also important to keep alive. 117) My name is William Jaycox. I have quite a few connections to this home. The obvious one is that I am the nephew of Golden Jaycox, but also the son of Billy Ray Jaycox, who is the youngest of the Jaycox family listed in your article. He was not born while they were living this house though.I am also the Great grandson of Francis and Lurissa Foree. My grandmother Mary Heth (Foree), gave birth to my mother Carol Jaycox( Heth).I have a lot of great memories of my time spent down at uncle Rubes (Rudy Foree). I also enjoyed the times spent with cousins bailing hay and other chores around the farm.The Foree's Mike,Steve , Gary,and especially the late Vernon. The Heth's Donny and the late Ricky. The Bausch's Debbie and Edie.And also the(proffessor) Terry Haussells. Another intresting note is that my mother and father spent there wedding night in that house. So as you can see I have a good right to call this dwelling a home ,instead of just a house. William (Wee) Jaycox 118) Ernie Bausch 119) Brian Kaes Sr 120) Jeanne Davis 121) I grew up in Sherman and would really like to see this house restored. Please add my name to the petition. Sharon Loeffel McCan, Mountain View, MO.. Thank you. 122) I have always loved visiting historical landmarks, sites, etc. From what I read on your web site, this house and the outbuildings surely deserve preserving. I applaud your efforts and wish you luck with this endeavor. I must confess a personal interest as well - the name Kaes is not exactly common in this country! Linda Kaes/Pryor 123) Christine Wulf 124) Ginger Collins-Justus : Eastern MO
represtentative of AGS, member of Missouri History & Hauntings Society, active
preservationist of local buildings, cemeteries, and folklore. Kudos on your efforts to
save this beautiful example of Missouri history. 125) patrick bush - ballwin mo 63021 126) Please add my name to the petition. Also please let me know if I can help out in anyway. Glenn Wolters - St. Louis Missouri 127) This house should be made into a museum! It has a rich history and should definately be saved. Too much of our history is dissapearing to make way for strip malls and new houses and it's devistating. To have something from the Civil War era still standing is awesome!! All this money being spent on something like mile markers every tenth of a mile should be put into preserving our history. Donna WIrth, House Springs, MO 128) Kristin Ake - St. Louis, Mo 63109 129) Tom Berry - St. Louis, 63119 130) Jasmine Waltman 131) Ashley Waltman 132) Blake Ward 133) Nate Clancy 134 - Yes, please add me to your list. I am a descendant of Philip Sherman, 1st Secretary of the state of Rhode Island. Susan A. Craven
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