Historic Hazelwood
The Utz-Teson House History in the Making
In Part 2 of this series, take a look at how the house came to be.
In Part 1 of a 2 part series on the restoration of The Utz-Teson House Hazelwood Patch discusses the City of Hazelwood restoring the house. Now in Part 2, take a look at the history behind the house. 1782 It began as a simple one-room log structure, hand hewn from the forest around 1782 just after the United States gained its independence. A French-Canadian farmer named Joseph St. Germain is believed to be the person who built this home for him and his wife. They were among the first pioneer settlers who starting farming in the St. Ferdinand Common Fields, which is now the Hazelwood area, after the British and Indians were defeated at the Battle of St. Louis in 1780. 1819 A second log cabin was built after Judge Alexander Stuart …
In this Article:
J Troester
8:50 pm on Saturday, December 8, 2012
My name is Jim Troester. I am the grandson of George and Irene Mueller (nee Sassenrath). Chester Tesson is my great-uncle by marriage. His wife, Theresa was George's sister. I remember as a child going to this house and seeing Uncle "Chec" as my mother Ruth Ann would call him. "Aunt Treesie" was the sweetest lady and always greeted me with a bunch of hugs. She served fried chicken dinners at St. … more ›