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Title
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A Local Imprint on a Classic Style
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Description
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Article profiles a three-story home located within Kansas City's Coleman Highlands neighborhood built in 1909 in the shirtwaist style. The author mentions that shirtwaist homes can be found within several Kansas City neighborhoods, including: Pendleton Heights, Squire Park, Roanoke Park, Hyde Park, and Valentine, and that they were built in Kansas City from about 1900 to 1920. The style is defined as a home with a symmetrical front exterior, two or three levels, a substantial front porch, the first level being built of brick or limestone, the upper levels covered in stucco or siding, and a steeply gabled roof that sometimes flares out into overhangs on its sides.
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Date
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2014-11-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
