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Title
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Alexander Majors House
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Description
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Framed (11.5 in. x 13 in.) and matted color print which gives a full view of the front of the Alexander Majors house located at 8145 State Line Road. Captioned: "1856, Alexander Majors Historical House, 8201 State Line Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64114."
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Two Historic Houses to Join
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Description
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The Alexander Majors House (8201 State Line) is merging operations with the John Wornall House (6115 Wornall Rd). The Majors House board will dissolve and the two historic homes will merge as one entity on January 1, 2011.
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Date
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2010-11-27
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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New KC Museum Leader Named
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Description
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Article announces that the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department has named Anna Marie Tutera as the new executive director of the Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall. Tutera's background in museum work is summarized. The author states that Tutera has most recently been the director of the Wornall House and Alexander Majors House museums.
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Date
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2014-04-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The House That Never Gave Up
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Description
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Article describes the historical importance of the Alexander Majors House at 83rd and State Line, as well as the crusade for its preservation on the part of Louisa Johnston, Majors' great-granddaughter.
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Date
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2005-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Antebellum Homes: Discover Missouri's Best Antebellum Homes
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Description
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Four areas--Kansas City, Lexington, Louisiana, and New Madrid--are featured with a description of some of their antebellum homes. The ones from Kansas City include the Alexander Majors House and the John Wornall House and two at Weston, Missouri: Saint George Hotel and Hatchery House Bed & Breakfast.
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Date
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2005-04-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Wornall, Majors Museums Join Forces
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Description
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Beginning January 1, 2011, the John Wornall House Museum and Alexander Majors Historic House and Museum will merge to become the Wornall-Majors House Museums. It is hoped that by sharing one executive director and board, the sites will be able to streamline costs, increase programming, and ensure the future of both sites. The John Wornall House, at 6115 Wornall Road, focuses on domestic life during the Civil War on the frontier. Interpretation for the Alexander Majors' House, at 8201 State Line Road, focuses on the Pony Express era and westward expansion.
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Date
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2010-12-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
