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Title: Southmoreland Inn
Description: Full frontal view; located on the north side of 46th between Walnut and Warwick.
Date: 1993
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Southmoreland Neighborhood
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Southmoreland Park
Description: Description of the 3.86-acre park acquired in 1897, between 45th and Oak Streets and Warwick and Brush Creek Boulevard, with photos and history.
Date: 1995
Object Type: Book Section

Title: Southmoreland and Plaza Buildings
Description: Photograph, looking southeast from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), across 47th Street toward the UMKC campus circa 1987. The Hilton Plaza Inn, at 1 West 45th, occupies the bottom left corner of the image, and numerous residential buildings are pictured lining 47th Street. Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, south diagonally across Main Street, before running alongside Brookside Boulevard south of Brush Creek. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street Buildings and Southmoreland
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), circa 1987. One Main Plaza office building occupies the left side of the image, and the Marriott Hotel on the right. The Southmoreland neighborhood and Kansas City Art Institute campus are visible between the buildings.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Beloved Southmoreland Park Tree Is Cut Down
Description: The flowering catalpa tree that once stood at the park's southernmost point has been removed because it had become a safety hazard. It stood where Oak Street, Warwick and Cleaver Boulevards come together. No one knew the exact age of the tree which was cut down on June 28, 2004.
Date: 2004-07-05
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Hilton Plaza Hotel and Southmoreland Neighborhood
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the Hilton Plaza Hotel at 1 East 45th Street circa 1987. To the east across Walnut Street, the All Souls Unitarian Church is pictured at the left edge of the image, and the Simpson House, at 4509 Walnut, and the Montreux apartments stand to the south. The Oak Hall and Sophian Plaza apartment buildings are also pictured at right, and the Nelson Art Gallery can be seen to the east.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hilton Plaza Hotel and Southmoreland Neighborhood
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the Hilton Plaza Inn at 1 East 45th Street circa 1987. The Montreux apartments, at 4515 Walnut, are visible to the east The Oak Hall and Sophian Plaza apartment buildings are also pictured in the background of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hilton Plaza Hotel and Southmoreland Neighborhood
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the Hilton Plaza Inn at 1 East 45th Street circa 1987. The Montreux apartments to its south are to the hotel's east at 4515 Walnut. The Oak Hall and Sophian Plaza apartment buildings are also pictured in the background of the image, along with other apartment buildings lining 47th Street.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Southmoreland Neighborhood, Kansas City, Missouri
Description: "This Old House Online" picked the Southmoreland neighborhood as one of its Best Old House Neighborhoods for 2009. It cited the area's variety of house styles, affordability and proximity to downtown and cultural institutions.
Date: 2009
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Award-Winning Southmoreland Inn Featured in Fall Homes Tour
Description: Story of "Kansas City's premier urban inn--Southmoreland on the Plaza," at 116 East 46th Street, since its preservation "from the wrecking ball" in 1990.
Date: 1992
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Handsome Stonework Is Signature of Rockhill and Southmoreland Neighborhoods
Description: History and description of the area acquired by William R. Nelson in 1890, between "47th Terrace, Rockhill Road, Troost, and Locust Street."
Date: 1992
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Handsome Stonework Is Signature of Rockhill and Southmoreland Neighborhoods
Description: History and description of the residential area annexed in 1899, between 43rd, Warwick, 44th, and Rockhill Roads.
Date: 1992
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Historic Building Spared From Demolition
Description: The apartment building at 43rd and Walnut streets has become the Southmoreland Condos building. The brick building was built in 1924 and was to be demolished at the end of 1999. Through the efforts of the Southmoreland neighborhood association, the building was donated to local developer Westside Housing Organization. Also involved was QuickTrip Co. who gave up tearing the building down to build a QuickTrip convenience store. Includes photograph of the building exterior.
Date: 2007-08-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Urban Appreciation 101
Description: Article with accompanying photographs about the Southmoreland neighborhood. Southmoreland begins just east of the Plaza and is bounded by Main Street on the west, 39th Street on the north, Gillham Road on the east, and Cleaver II Boulevard on the south. The area once was home to William Rockhill Nelson, co-founder of The Kansas City Star; August Meyer, Kansas City's first park board president; and businessman Howard Vanderslice whose former residence is now part of the Kansas City Art Institute.
Date: 2008-09-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Souvenir Presented by the Board of Park Commissioners of Kansas City, Mo.: The Park and Boulevard System of Kansas City, Missouri
Date: 1920
Object Type: Book

Title: Quiet Respite
Description: Description of Southmoreland Urban Inn on the Plaza, a bed and breakfast with rooms decorated to reflect various Kansas City historical figures.
Date: 2003-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Wish Bone
Description: Postcard showing the Wish Bone restaurant, once located at 4455 Main Street in the Southmoreland neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. A caption on the front of the card reads: "Featuring Fried Chicken and Prime Rib Dinners." The reverse side of the card reads: The Wish Bone Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge - Private Dining Rooms - Catering to Lunch and Dinner Parties - Featuring Excellent Food and Service In an Air of Gracious Hospitality."
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Oak Hall
Description: View of Oak Hall, the residence of William Rockhill Nelson, once located at 45th and Oak streets on the grounds of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Revisiting History
Description: Article about a Plaza retreat both quiet and historical.
Date: 1995-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

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