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A Legacy to a City: Kansas City Architects George Kessler, Henry Wright, and Sid and Herbert Hare
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| Title | A Legacy to a City: Kansas City Architects George Kessler, Henry Wright, and Sid and Herbert Hare |
| Abstract | Thorough article about the landscape architecture and urban planning designed and put in place in Kansas City and other Midwestern cities by prominent Kansas City architects George Kessler (1862-1923), Henry Wright (a native of Lawrence, Kansas, assisting Kessler on the park and boulevard system starting in 1903), Sid Hare (1860-1938), and Herbert Hare (1888-1960), the latter two being the partners in Hare and Hare, with photos and illustrations of them and their works. Extensive article with descriptions of their various projects and prominent professional associates, including Frederick Olmsted, Sr., Lewis Mumford, August Meyer, J. C. Nichols, Root and Siemens, Van Brunt and Howe, Daniel Burnham, William Rockhill Nelson, et al. |
| Author | William Worley
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| Date | Autumn//1997 |
| Source | Kansas History |
| Location | Periodical |
| Volume | 20 |
| Number | 3 |
| Page | 192-205 |
| Local Subject | Architects
Park and Boulevard System
Urban Planning
Landscaping
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 95644 |
| CONTENTdm number | 11433 |
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