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A Good Place to Spend a Pleasant Day, Nature and the Suburban Ideal
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| Title | A Good Place to Spend a Pleasant Day, Nature and the Suburban Ideal |
| Abstract | Article traces the history of the movement from cities to the suburbs. Mentions craftsman bungalows and Prairie-style Foursquare homes. "Both emphasized a connection between the land and the structure, [and] were extremely popular with middle-class families from the 1890s through the 1920s." Discusses developers William Strang, Donald Drummond (who built "flatties"--flat-roofed homes), and J. C. Nichols and landscape architects Hare and Hare. Includes an illustration of the subdivision of Countryside designed for the Hodges Brothers by Hare and Hare. |
| Date | Spring-Summer 2009 |
| Source | Album |
| Location | MVSC F 978.1675 J66AL |
| Publisher | Johnson County Museum |
| Volume | 24(22) |
| Number | 2 |
| Page | 1, 3-5 |
| Subject | Suburban life
Architectural elements
Nature
Land subdivision
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| Local Subject | Johnson County, Kansas
J. C. Nichols Company
Strang, William B., Jr.
Overland Park, Kansas
Mission Hills, Kansas
Drummond, Donald H.
Hare and Hare
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| Illustrations | Yes |
| 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 | 219185 |
| CONTENTdm number | 38855 |
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