I stumbled onto the original small community of House Springs, which is built right on Gravois Road in Jefferson County. Route 30, which is frequently associated with Gravois, has been reoriented to the north and is four lane, divided highway in this area.
Apparently some of the oldest buildings in the county are located in this area. Bushwhackers after the Civil War were also active in the House Springs community. The name comes from a settler who was killed by Native Americans near a spring.
I was intrigued by this house; it looks like it could be made out of concrete block, but I could not tell. It sits back from the road on private property so I could not get close enough to examine it.
