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Janssen Place (1897-1964) [and] Arthur Edwin Stilwell
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| Title | Janssen Place (1897-1964) [and] Arthur Edwin Stilwell |
| Abstract | Photos and (two) articles about the Janssen Place residential district on the street of the same name "[j]ust off busy Gillham Road to the west and Holmes street to the east." Established by Arthur Edwin Stilwell, or Arthur Stilwell (1859-1928), "founder of the Kansas City Southern Railroad" and the Kansas City Suburban Belt Railroad "for the elite of Kansas City" in 1897 and named "for his friend, August Janssen, a Dutch capitalist who had large investments in Kansas City." Photos and captions about the following residences there: (1) the Lynn Banks home built in 1917 at 88 Janssen Place and owned in 1964 by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smithers, (2) the W. C. Bowman home at 96 Janssen Place and owned in 1964 by Mrs. Lou Roberts and Mrs. Lou Caceras, (3) the A. Rosenberger home built in 1913 at 17 Janssen Place and owned in 1964 by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lawson, and (4) the Blanche Bachelor home built in 1911 at 27 Janssen Place and owned in 1964 by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kostelac, etc. |
| Notes | Arthur Stilwell was a prominent railroad and real estate developer in and around Kansas City, was the founding president "for years of the Horse Show in Kansas City," and built here "five office buildings, one theater, and. ..Janssen Park and Fairmont Park." |
| Author | Martha Rowe Lawson
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| Date | November 1964 |
| Source | Jackson County Historical Society Journal |
| Location | q977.841 J14j |
| Volume | 5 |
| Number | 15 |
| Page | 10-13 |
| Local Subject | Janssen Place Residential District
Residential Districts
Stilwell, Arthur E.
Residences
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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 | 117604 |
| CONTENTdm number | 17456 |
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