A. A. Fischer's St. Louis Streetscapes
Hamilton, Nancy Moore
The first biography of an unsung St. Louis builder. Though few people in contemporary St. Louis likely know his name, it's indisputable that builder A. A. Fischer left an indelible mark on the city's residential architecture. Between 1894 and 1929, Fischer was responsible for the construction of more than three hundred houses and apartment buildings in St. Louis and nearby University City, Missouri. His trademark was the broken frieze, whose w...