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Title: Alexander Majors House
Description: Photograph of the rear of the Alexander Majors House at 8145 State Line Road (later 8201 State Line), looking west, in the early 1980s. The house, built in 1856, was built by Alexander Majors of the Russell, Majors and Waddell Freighting Company and Pony Express founder. The house was owned by his great-granddaughter, Louisa P. Johnston, from 1930 until her death in 1979. It was created a National Register of Historic Places site in 1970 and opened to the public as an historic home and museum in 1984.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Alexander Majors House
Description: Photograph of the south side of the Alexander Majors House at 8145 State Line Road (later 8201 State Line) in the early 1980s. The house, built in 1856, was built by Alexander Majors of the Russell, Majors and Waddell Freighting Company and Pony Express founder. The house was owned by his great-granddaughter, Louisa P. Johnston, from 1930 until her death in 1979. It was created a National Register of Historic Places site in 1970 and opened to the public as an historic home and museum in 1984.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Alexander Majors Home
Description: View looking east of the Alexander Majors Home at 8201 State Line Road. Restoration work is being performed on the house.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Alexander Majors House
Description: Photograph of the Alexander Majors House at 8145 State Line Road (later 8201 State Line) in the early 1980s. The house, built in 1856, was built by Alexander Majors of the Russell, Majors and Waddell Freighting Company and Pony Express founder. The house was owned by his great-granddaughter, Louisa P. Johnston, from 1930 until her death in 1979. It was created a National Register of Historic Places site in 1970 and opened to the public as an historic home and museum in 1984.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Alexander Majors House
Description: 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."
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Two Historic Houses to Join
Description: 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.
Date: 2010-11-27
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: New KC Museum Leader Named
Description: 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.
Date: 2014-04-26
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: The House That Never Gave Up
Description: 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.
Date: 2005-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: House Needs Major Help
Description: The death of board president Terry Chapman has left the future of the Alexander Majors Historic House uncertain. Chapman was an architect who restored the house in 1984 and personally oversaw the museum for 25 years. The board of directors has approached the John Wornall House Museum about a possible partnership as well as several local organizations. Article notes that the house is in good shape.
Date: 2010-03-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Antebellum Homes: Discover Missouri's Best Antebellum Homes
Description: 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.
Date: 2005-04-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Wornall, Majors Museums Join Forces
Description: 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.
Date: 2010-12-15
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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