Brett and Jennifer Cherry bought a five-bedroom, three bath in Ladue at 745 Cella Rd. for $1.25 million from Stuart and Janey Symington on April 4.

Barbara Heiss of Edward Bakewell Inc. Realtors listed the 3,213 square foot home for $1.395 million.

The home was designed by legendary architect William A. Bernoudy, a protege of Frank Lloyd Wright who settled in St. Louis and designed homes in the Ladue area in the 1950s and 60s. The home on Cella Rd. was built in 1962 for the Symingtons.

Mr. and Mrs. Cherry own and operate Nutraceutics, a nutritional supplement company. Mrs. Cherry serves as president of the company while Mr. Cherry is the sales manager.

Mr. Symington is an attorney with the law firm of Gallup, Johnson and Neuman in St. Louis specializing in government and immigration law. He formerly served as Vice President and General Solicitor for Union Pacific Railroad and is on the board of trustees for the Gertrude and William A. Bernoudy Foundation.

He has an LL.B. from the Harvard University Law School (1953) and a B.A. from Yale University (1950).

Mrs. Symington holds a Ph.D. and serves as Professor Emeritus of Molecular Virology at Saint Louis University.

The Symingtons purchased a condo in Clayton for $405,000 in June 2006.

Address: 745 Cella Road
Buyer(s): Christopher A Rev Frank (Living Trust)
Seller(s): Brett Cherry (Husband) and Jennifer Cherry (Wife)
Sale date: May. 1, 2007