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Title: Symphony Designers' Showhouse XXXIX
Description: Magazine gives the history of the house at 5730 Ward Parkway, the Symphony Designers' Showhouse in both 1993 and 2008. The house was built in 1917 and first occupied by the William W. Meriwether family. Other families included the John H. Bracken, Albert F. Harris, Ken and Joanna Dawson, and Michael Sigler, and Maria Kunstadter families.
Date: 2008
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Colonial Convert
Description: Article documenting the home of Taiwainese-born businessman Benny Lee. Lee "began working for Kansas City-based Midland Industries from his home country of Taiwan back in 1972," and has since moved to the Sunset Hill area.
Date: 2011
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Deadly Beauty: Should Meyer Circle Be Redesigned or Should the Circle Be Unbroken?
Description: Article analyzing the possibilities of redesigning Meyer Circle, the historic but accident-prone intersection on Ward Parkway, a busy north-south automobile artery, with photo and bar graph.
Date: 1985-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Designers' Showhouse Revisited! A Look Back at the Colorful History of One of Kansas City's Favorite Homes
Description: Story of the mansion at 55th and Ward Parkways in the Country Club District, and its owner, Mack B. Nelson, a Long-Bell Lumber Company executive.
Date: 1993-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Homes of Meyer Circle
Description: History of Meyer Circle, developed by J. C. Nichols and George E. Kessler, with interior scenes of homes on the street.
Date: 1994-11
Object Type: Magazine Article