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Mary Rockwell Hook Homes Tour
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Description
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Contains 26 pages of a photocopied typescript dated September 11, 1977. Includes biographical information on the architect and list of general characteristics of a Hook-designed house. It gives details on the following residences that were included in the tour.54 E. 53rd Terrace (Brookside)1004 W. 52nd Street5029 Sunset Drive (formerly 5029 Rockwell Lane)5012 Summit5011 Sunset Drive4940 Summit6435 Indian Lane (the Malcolm Lowry residence with a room where Ernest Hemingway wrote)5050 Sunset2015 Drury LaneMarvin Gates Residence, now Oak Hill Farm
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Date
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1977
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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Residential Structures in Kansas City by Mary Rockwell Hook
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Nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places with history, photos, illustrations, and map of residential structures designed by Mary Rockwell Hook, or Mary Hook (1877-1978) between 47th, Ward, 55th, and Main Streets, all built "on inclined terrain" in the Sunset Hill residential district, from 1908 to 1927. Information on her other structures as well, including the residence built in 1925-1927 at 13001 Little Blue Road in Jackson County and description of Hook as one of "[o]nly five women architects. ..working in Kansas City from c. 1910 to 1930" and the only one of them "gain[ing] any measure of public recognition."
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Date
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1977
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Object Type
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Report
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East Meyer Boulevard Area Plan: Area Plan 23
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Land use, long-range goals, and maps of the East Meyer Boulevard residential district, bounded by Troost, 63rd, the Big Blue River, and 79th-75th Streets.
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Date
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1977
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Object Type
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Report
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Nashua-New Mark Area Plan: Area Plan 44
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Land use, long-range plans, and maps of the Nashua and New Mark residential districts, bounded by Northwest 132 Street-north city limits, 96th Street, Platte County Line, and North Mersington Road.
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Date
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1977
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Object Type
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Report
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Birmingham Area Plan: Area Plan 40
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Land use, long-range plans, and maps of the Birmingham residential and industrial district, bounded by the Missouri River, I-435, 291 Highway-east city limits, and north city limits.
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Date
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1977
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Object Type
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Report
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Gashland Area Plan: Area Plan 40
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Land use, long-range plans, and maps of the Gashland residential district, bounded by the Platte County line, Gladstone city limits, Northwest 96th, and North Brighton Avenue.
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Date
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1977
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Object Type
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Report
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Garfield-Independence Plaza Area Plan: Area Plan 1
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Land use, long-range plans, and maps of the Garfield and Independence Plaza residential districts, bounded by I-70, I-35, Missouri-Pacific Railroad Yards, and Prospect Avenue.
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Date
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1977
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Object Type
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Report
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East 23rd Street Area Plan: Area Plan 9
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Land use, long-range goals, and maps of the East 23rd Street residential district, bounded by I-70 to the west and south, Kansas City Terminal Railway, and Topping Avenue.
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Date
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1977
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Object Type
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Report
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