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Title
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Dr. Benoist Troost
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Description
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Information on Dr. Benoist Troost (1786-1859), the first physician in Kansas City (or one of the first without a medical degree). Native of The Netherlands, emigrating to Westport in 1847 and building the first brick hotel here called the Gillis House hotel. Troost Avenue was named for Dr. Benoist Troost.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Dr. Benoist Troost
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Description
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Illustrations and information on Dr. Benoist Troost (1786-1859), the "first resident physician of Kansas City." Native of Holland (also known as the Netherlands) emigrating to Saint Louis in 1845 before moving to Independence, Missouri about 1846 and then Kansas City about 1847, building the Troost Hotel (later called the Gillis House hotel) with William Gillis on the Levee. Namesake of Troost Avenue and brother of noted geologist Gerard Troost (1776-1850) of Philadelphia.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Biography of Benoist Troost (1786-1859), "[c]onsidered the first physician to reside in Kansas City," a Dutch immigrant and wealthy Kansas City real estate developer, including the Gillis House hotel.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Doctor and Mrs. Benoist
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Description
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A 12-page typewritten paper originally written for the Art Gallery Studies class at the University of Kansas City. Includes information on Benoist and Mary Ann Troost as well as the Troost portraits done by George Caleb Bingham.
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Date
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1953
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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Title
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Dr. Benoist Troost
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Description
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George Caleb Bingham painted a portrait of Dr. Benoist Troost in 1859. Book contains a picture of the portrait and biographical information on Dr. Troost. "Some admirers of this likeness insist that it is Bingham's most endearing portrait."
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Date
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2005~
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Historical Overview of the Ethnic Communities in Kansas City
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Description
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Not numerous as an ethnic group in Kansas City but notable for their individual contributions, arriving mainly after 1840, including Dr. Benoist Troost, Kansas City's first doctor and the namesake of Troost Avenue.
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Date
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1976
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Object Type
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Book
