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The Maven of Mission Hills
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about Hal Hulen, a Mission Hills residential district realtor with "his company, Hal Hulen & Associates. ..synonymous with home sales in Mission Hills," Kansas. Description of his life and career, raised in the Kansas City area and marrying into "one of the founding families of Kansas City" with Virginia Wornall and becoming a realtor with the J. C. Nichols Company before going independent, selling mansions and other residences mostly owned by the rich, many quadrupling their value in 1989 with Kansas state land reappraisals.
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Date
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1990-09-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Mission Hills
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Description
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Vertical file with information about the residential districts in Mission Hills, including Sagamore Hills, Mission Hills, and Indian Hills.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Verona Columns
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Description
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View of the Verona Columns located on Mission Road near Indian Lane in Mission Hills, Kansas.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Verona Columns
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Description
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Full frontal view of the Verona Columns, located on Mission Road near Indian Lane in Mission Hills, Kansas.
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Date
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1931
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Mission Hills: Beauty and Location Continue to Draw Residents
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Description
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Photos and article about the Mission Hills residential district of northeast Johnson County, Kansas, including its history from 1912 and incorporation as a city in 1949, continuing regard as an elite area of residences (designed by "the premier architects of the time" Clarence Shepherd, Edward Tanner and Edward Delk), and photos.
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Date
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2000-12-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Mission Hills, Kansas
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Description
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Full view of Chinese musician statues located at Mission Road and Indian Lane in Mission Hills, Kansas.
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Date
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1931
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Verona Columns
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Description
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Postcard of Verona columns and reflecting pool at the intersection of Ensley Lane, Mission Drive, and Overhill Road in Mission Hills, Kansas.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Mission Hills Kansas, Old Well
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Description
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Postcard of the old well in the Country Club District in Mission Hills, Kansas. The well was located at State Line and Brookwood roads.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Mission Hills Golf Club
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Description
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Postcard of the Mission Hills Kansas Country Club
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Date
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1915-05-15
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Brush Creek
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Description
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View of Brush Creek at Brook Bank Road, Mission Hills, Kansas.
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Date
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1930-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Mission Hills Kansas Home
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Postcard of the Mission Hills, Kansas, home of Dr. Sam Roberts.
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Date
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1936~
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Object Type
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Postcard
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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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If Walls Could Talk
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Description
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This story details the private art collection of a couple (un-named) who reside in the Mission Hills neighborhood in Johnson County, Kansas. "Though they inherited some art, the couple purchased most of their collection" which is considered very unique. The collection includes Andy Warhol prints, Marc Chagall paintings, Chinese art, a rare Marilyn Monroe photograph, etc. Article includes photographs and descriptions of several rooms in the house which contain the art.
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Date
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2008-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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It's Classy, but Clash-Filled
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Description
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Article about the conflict over the size of new houses and home additions in Mission Hills, one of the most "sought-after addresses since the 1980s and 1990s for the well-to-do" in the Kansas City area. The residential district has "3,500 residents and 2.1 square miles of wooded hills, winding streams, stately homes and magnificent landscaped gardens."
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Date
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2011-11-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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History Held Onto
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Description
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Article on the John S. Wolcott residence in Mission Hills. Built by Wolcott in 1928 with architect Selby Kufiss, the home was constructed with $5000 worth of materials originally used in Oak Hall, home of William Rockhill Nelson. Following Nelson's death, his will stipulated that Oak Hall be torn down and replaced with an art museum (now the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art). But instead of demolishing the massive mansion, crews disassembled it and the estate auctioned off the materials. Wolcott, a Kansas City grain-dealer, purchased the largest portion.
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Date
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2013
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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