A Very Victorian Christmas

Pendleton Heights finest Victorian Lady is in her festive finery for the Holiday Season. This Queen Anne treasure was built in 1887 for lumber baron Charles B. Leach. Current owners Kent T. Dicus and Michael G. Ohlson, Sr. purchased the home in 2003 and have painstakingly restored it room by room.

"Garfield Heights" has a grand entryway... and retains most of its original woodwork...








The main parlor adorned with paintings of the owners ancestors and furnished in the Victorian fashion.







The home has 23 of its original stained glass windows and all eight fireplaces have been rebuilt. This is the dining room... although you probably could have figured that out.






The music room above with it's feline dweller below...Tommie, who loves people but hates cats.

All shots taken with the D3 and 14-24mm or 105mm lenses... ASA/ISO 1000, F16 or F4... multiple exposures for each shot.

Pendleton Heights Holiday Homes Tour Preview

Saturday, November 26 from 12pm to 5pm is the Fifth Annual Pendleton Heights Holiday Homes Tour. Six homes are on this year's tour and all will be decorated for the holidays. For information:http://www.pendletonheights.org/holiday_homestour/

Above, a beautifully restored Queen Anne built in 1884 400 Garfield. Below, an equally well-restored Craftsman-Style Bungalow built in 1905 344 Garfield.
Below, 504 Garfield, built in 1902 this brick home combines elements of Craftsman and Victorian styles... the first owner was David M. Jay, president of Jay and Smith Hat Company.
Below, 421 Garfield... newly restored and purchased this Queen Anne home was built in 1887.
Below, this two-story, two family walk-up apartment building was constructed in 1924. It is now a single family home with a three bedroom, 2 1/2 bathroom floor plan, open, and very up to date. The home is located at 2203 Elma Street.
In 1907 the home below was built for $3,250 in the Bungalow Style. Trimmed in mahogany, the living room has a large fireplace on the south wall.

Why We Live in Northeast

A video I prepared to highlight the reasons we live in Northeast Kansas City.

It runs 13 minutes.