Jim Roche and Cheryl Rossman of Lafayette Square will have their historic home, and some of the historic items they've preserved from it, featured in the 最新杏吧原创 neighborhood鈥檚 Spring Home and Garden Tour this year.
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聽Known as 鈥淭he Link House,鈥 the Richardson Romanesque Revival style home was designed by Edmund Jungenfeld and built in 1895 for J. Ernst Link, a German immigrant and prominent local brewer. It stands out for its unique stone fa莽ade and twin turrets.
The parlor features one of the home鈥檚 ornate fireplaces, framed in hand-carved wood and antique tiles. The grand piano was one of the pieces that was sold with the house. Rossman鈥檚 favorite feature of the home is the incredible light that pours through the tall, rounded front windows.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
The dining room is the largest room on the main floor and features original hardwood floors, crown molding and a small stained glass window.
After culling through tons of artifacts and furnishings that were sold with the house, Rossman curated a small 鈥渉ouse museum鈥 in the basement with some of the treasures they found, including a small antique stove and icebox that was in one of the rooms when the home was a Depression-era boarding house.
Roche and Rossman have painstakingly worked to restore and preserve the home鈥檚 original millwork, including the beautiful fretwork piece between the foyer and staircase.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
An enormous original stained-glass window on the staircase landing is the centerpiece of the home, bathing the space in warm light throughout the day.
Jim Roche and Cheryl Rossman of Lafayette Square, photographed on Sunday, May 24, 2026, will have their historic home ffeatured in the 最新杏吧原创 neighborhood鈥檚 Spring Home and Garden Tour this year.
Rossman repainted this ceiling art surrounding a chandelier believed to have been added in the 1930s.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
Roche鈥檚 home office is opposite the parlor and features the other set of rounded turret windows overlooking Lafayette Park. 鈥淚 love sitting on the couch in this room and looking outside,鈥 Rossman says.
聽Known as 鈥淭he Link House,鈥 the Richardson Romanesque Revival style home was designed by Edmund Jungenfeld and built in 1895 for J. Ernst Link, a German immigrant and prominent local brewer. It stands out for its unique stone fa莽ade and twin turrets.
Roche and Rossman have painstakingly worked to restore and preserve the home鈥檚 original millwork, including the beautiful fretwork piece between the foyer and staircase.
Roche鈥檚 home office is opposite the parlor and features the other set of rounded turret windows overlooking Lafayette Park. 鈥淚 love sitting on the couch in this room and looking outside,鈥 Rossman says.
After culling through tons of artifacts and furnishings that were sold with the house, Rossman curated a small 鈥渉ouse museum鈥 in the basement with some of the treasures they found, including a small antique stove and icebox that was in one of the rooms when the home was a Depression-era boarding house.
The parlor features one of the home鈥檚 ornate fireplaces, framed in hand-carved wood and antique tiles. The grand piano was one of the pieces that was sold with the house. Rossman鈥檚 favorite feature of the home is the incredible light that pours through the tall, rounded front windows.
Jim Roche and Cheryl Rossman of Lafayette Square, photographed on Sunday, May 24, 2026, will have their historic home ffeatured in the 最新杏吧原创 neighborhood鈥檚 Spring Home and Garden Tour this year.
