Sunday, October 20, 2013

Northeast Fall Homes Tour - Volume One

 Saturday, October 19th, 2013 was the date for the Second Annual Northeast Kansas City Historical Society's Fall Homes Tour.  Six homes and a church were featured in three of the six neighborhoods that make up Historic Northeast.   Above is the home of Van and Jan Marquis...  the Victorian was built ca 1891 and was originally 50 feet to the west (left) of its present location.  The first occupant was Lon H. Gaskill... subsequent residents included Miss Amelia Gray, a teacher at Garfield Elementary School, and Milton Losee, manager of the Sandwich Manufacturing Company.  Our present homeowners bought the home in 1994 and have done a complete restoration of the interior and exterior. This home is in the Independence Plaza Neighborhood. .
        The light on the newel post in the above shot is original to the home.  This is the front entry hall.
                                            Above and below, the living room/parlor.


 Above and below, the Library... created by the current owners.  Stained glass is not original but gorgeous.

 Above and below, the dining room including two of the superb docents for the all-volunteer tour.

                                  Above the entry hall, below, a cozy corner in the kitchen.



 Above, another shot of the Parlor/Living Room with its south-facing windows.  Below, the front door.


 Above, the current owner installed bathroom under the front stairs which are shown in the shots below.


                                       Above, the front porch and below the back and side yards.

 The iron fence in the above photo was rescued from a home on sixth street.  It had been discarded
 The Lykins Neighborhood plays host to this 1888 beauty constructed for Thomas King Hanna part owner of Burnham, Hanna, Linger and Company which was located on Delaware Street in todays City Market area.  A combination of Queen Anne and Tudor architecture, the home has walls that are two-feet thick.  Multiple owners have lived here including O.C. Trice in 1900, George O. Coffin in 1908, and, surprisingly, the home was subdivided into ten living units and called the Maplewood Apartments in 1922.  In 1988 the current owner, Mr. Gunter Van De Kiefernagel, bought the home and began an extensive renovation which returned the home to single family status.
 Many coats of paint had to be removed from the original woodwork inside.   Pocket doors needed restoration and lots of non-original walls removed.
                   Above, the front doors and below the view from the porch toward ninth street. The home
                                                    has 10-thousand square feet of living area.

                                        Above the entry hall and below the parlor.
                            Below, directly across the Hall from the Parlor is the Formal Living Area...


                                                 Above and below, the dining room.




                                                              Above and below, the kitchen.



 All the murals in the home and the room design were done by Gunter who was formerly a Principal Dancer with the Berlin Ballet.

                                 Above, stairs to the second floor and, below, the entryway.


Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Monday, September 30, 2013

Runner

                                                      Early evening at the City Market.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Monday, September 23, 2013

Night Bridge

                                                       ASB Bridge over the Missouri.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Harvest Moon

                                                  Taken from River Front Park Friday night.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Arch Rival

I love visiting St. Louis.   It's the quickest way to visit an eastern city.  Lots of east coast influences along with French and other European architecture.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Romanesque Revival?

 That's the style I'm calling Our Lady Of Peace for now.   Would welcome correction.  Parish established in the late 1800s.. this structure was built early 1900s.   Mostly granite.  It's really not as scary as these first two shots indicate... but it lends itself to spookiness none-the-less.   Formerly Saint Stephens, it is still an active and vital parish.




Saturday, September 14, 2013

Thursday, September 5, 2013

River City

                                    KC Skyline from the Chouteau Bridge... taken two years ago...

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Down By The Riverside......

Visited Berkley Park at the River's Edge today.  Great day for a walk.
Above, old barge remains on the south bank.



 Above, the bank, below, old mooring post with steel cable remnants.  Bond Bridge in the background.


Wednesday, August 14, 2013

The Un-Ranch

 Every so often when I photograph a home there is a big surprise when the exterior belies what's inside.
 This home at 209 Olive in Pendleton Heights is such a find.   Great art. Colorful design.
 Above and below, the living room and dining room  The home is listed by Eric B. and Associates.








Sunday, August 11, 2013

A Fine Day For Liberty

                                   The view today from the Liberty Memorial in downtown KC.



Wednesday, August 7, 2013