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Title
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A Good Place to Spend a Pleasant Day, Nature and the Suburban Ideal
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Description
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Article traces the history of the movement from cities to the suburbs. Mentions craftsman bungalows and Prairie-style Foursquare homes. "Both emphasized a connection between the land and the structure, [and] were extremely popular with middle-class families from the 1890s through the 1920s." Discusses developers William Strang, Donald Drummond (who built "flatties"--flat-roofed homes), and J. C. Nichols and landscape architects Hare and Hare. Includes an illustration of the subdivision of Countryside designed for the Hodges Brothers by Hare and Hare.
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Date
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2009
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Hocker Grove Bungalows
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Description
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Short article about the acreage north of Johnson Drive and west of Turkey Creek purchased by Kansas City banker R. W. Hocker in 1905 and its subsequent development as an amusement park. Hocker became director of the Kansas City and Olathe Railroad Company and an electric trolley line"--known locally as the 'Hocker Line'--from Rosedale to Merriam was completed in 1908." In 1915, Hocker developed the Hocker Grove subdivision of 17 homes, several being Craftsman style bungalows. An image of the bungalow at 9617 Hocker Drive is included.
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Date
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2009
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
