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	Edward Gardner Lewis enjoyed riding horses and he and his wife Mabel had a stable in back of their house at #2 Yale Avenue in University Heights #1 Subdivision. In this photograph he is riding on Yale Avenue accompanied by his dog. The house directly behind Lewis is 722 Yale Avenue.
	In February 1910, St. Louis was hit by a major snowfall. Photographer Eugene Taylor walked around University City, and took this photograph looking north on Yale Avenue in University Heights #1 Subdivision. Edward Gardner Lewis' house at #2 Yale is on the left. James Coyle's house at #4 Yale is on the right. This photograph was not published at the time, but was used a year later in the Beautiful Homes section of "The Woman's National Daily." The dog was edited out but his shadow remained.
	Eugene Taylor took this photograph looking north on Yale Avenue after a snowfall, probably about 1909. Edward Gardner Lewis' house is on the left. John W. Lewis' house is on the right. John and Edward Lewis were brothers. Four puppies are having a good time playing in the snow.
	The Lewises' house was the first house built in University Heights #1. When the subdivision was being laid out, Lewis reportedly purchased the least desirable piece of property in order to show what could be done. He and his wife, Mabel, built this 15 room Tudor style house and landscaped the grounds to include a large garden and a pond.
	The Lewises' house was the first house built in University Heights #1. When the subdivision was being laid out, Lewis reportedly purchased the least desirable piece of property in order to show what could be done. He and his wife, Mabel, built this 15 room Tudor style house. In this photograph, the pergola and pond are just visible beyond the house.
	The Lewises' house was the first house built in University Heights #1. When the subdivision was being laid out, Lewis reportedly purchased the least desirable piece of property in order to show what could be done. He and his wife, Mabel, built this 15 room Tudor style house. This photograph, taken looking northwest in 1906, shows the house and the extensively landscaped grounds including the ornamental pond and pergola.
	In late February, 1910, St. Louis was hit by a major snowstorm. Photographer Eugene Taylor took this photograph of the Lewis house at #2 Yale Avenue the next day, along with other photographs of Lewis' University City buildings.
	This photograph of University Heights #1 was taken looking south on Yale Avenue. The mansard roofed house on Delmar Boulevard which belonged to Jackson Johnson is on the left at the top of the hill. Because of curves in the street, the house on Yale Avenue which belonged to Edward and Mabel Lewis appears right next to the Jackson Johnson house, although it was actually a block away.
	This photograph was taken at the intersection of Yale and Amherst Avenues in University Heights #1. All the houses are on Amherst Avenue. The closest house is 6969 Amherst (originally #23 Amherst) which was built before 1907 by the University Heights Realty and Development Company. The first resident was W. Ross McKnight, who first rented and then purchased the house.
	This house at 700 Yale Avenue in University Heights #1 was built for James Coyle. Coyle was President of Coyle and Company, a director of the Missouri Lincoln Trust, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the People's Savings Trust Company. He also was an alderman for University City.
	This house at 722 Yale Avenue in University Heights #1 was built about 1907. It was pictured in Lewis' publication "The American Woman's League and University City," published in early 1908. The first resident was John Ryan.
	This Tudor Revival style house at #1 Yale Avenue in University Heights #1 was designed about 1907 by architects Eames and Young for John W. Lewis, Edward Gardner Lewis' brother. John Lewis was City Attorney for University City. This photograph appeared in "Beautiful Homes" in August, 1909.
	This house at 700 Yale Avenue in University Heights #1 was built for James Coyle. Coyle was President of Coyle and Company, a director of the Missouri Lincoln Trust, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the People's Savings Trust Company. He also was an alderman for University City.
	This Shingle style at 781 Yale Avenue (originally #18 Yale Avenue) in University Heights #1 was built between 1906 and 1907 by the University Heights Realty and Development Company. It is one of the earlier houses in the subdivision. The first resident was F. S. Weeks.
	This Shingle Style house and carriage house at 751 Yale Avenue in University Heights #1 were built about 1907. The original address was #11 Yale Avenue. The first owner was Mrs. Wilhelmina Eberle, a widow. By 1909, Robert Bearden, who was probably her son-in-law, is also listed at this address. Bearden is listed in the 1914 Directory as a lumberman.
	This photograph was taken from the front steps of the Jackson Johnson house about 1908, looking north to University Heights #1. Delmar Boulevard is just beyond the fence, and Yale Avenue curves through the center of the photograph. Edward Gardner Lewis' house is on the left and James Coyle's house is in the center. Coyle was an associate of Lewis, and served as Alderman for several years. The white in the foreground is snow which was in the shadow of the house and did not melt as quickly as it did across the street.

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