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Pre-Civil War era house Kansas Fire Brigade Museum: Downtown: Firefighting: Located in a historic fire station [2] Kansas City Garment District Museum: Downtown: History: Clothing, hats, photos of the period, period tools of the trade such as sewing machines, scissors and industrial fabric cutters Kansas City Irish Center: Broadway Gillham: Ethnic
The land, for which Wornall paid $5 per acre, stretched between present-day 59th and 67th streets, State Line, and Main Street in what is now Kansas City. Richard and Judith's second son, John B. Wornall, eventually inherited the property and built the present house for his second wife, Eliza S. Johnson Wornall.
Hodge Park: Shoal Creek Living History Museum, with 20 authentic buildings from the 1800s, events, tours, and historical reenactments; Loose Park, the third largest park in Kansas City, includes Rose Garden and Civil War markers from the Battle of Westport. Swope Park, a 1,805-acre city park containing many other facilities. [3]
Now the Kansas City Museum, this building started out as Corinthian Hall, the home of the country’s biggest lumber tycoon.
The Truman Home (earlier known as the Gates–Wallace home), 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri, was the home of Harry S. Truman from the time of his marriage to Bess Wallace on June 28, 1919, until his death on December 26, 1972. Bess Truman's maternal grandfather, George Porterfield Gates, built the house between the years 1867 ...
The front cover of the Kansas City Star newspaper, engraved on a copper plate, is displayed on stage during the unveiling ceremony of a 100-year-old time capsule at the National WWI Museum and ...
The museum has consistently received favorable press. The Kansas City Star named it "Rookie of the Year" in 1992 after having received over 20,000 visitors in two months. [11] As of 2013, it continued to draw more than 80,000 visitors per year. [12] It is described by the Wall Street Journal as "fascinating" museum with an "enthralling" story. [12]
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