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Title: Pioneer Life in Southwest Missouri
Description: Chapter of the book about the construction of the "two-story brick mansion" of John B. Wornall, "the most pretentious of anything in that section," just before and during the Civil War, including a description of the Battle of Westport near the house.
Date: 1929
Object Type: Book

Title: JCHS Notebook: Jackson County Historical Society and How It Grew
Description: Stories about the early house south of Westport, the home of wealthy farmer and slave owner John B. Wornall, and strategic site during the Civil War.
Date: 1986
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: War-Scarred Wornall Home Latest Victim of Kansas City's Expansion
Description: History of the house with a photo and illustration of its use during the Civil War as a hospital.
Date: 1910-05-27
Object Type: Archival Material