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Title
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Alexander Majors House
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Alexander Majors House
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Alexander Majors Home
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Description
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View looking east of the Alexander Majors Home at 8201 State Line Road. Restoration work is being performed on the house.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Alexander Majors House
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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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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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
