IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION commending the Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association for its diligence in preserving the rich heritage and architecture of homes in the Historic Northeast Kansas City neighborhood.
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RESOLUTION # 14704, August 25, 2003
INTRODUCED BY Henry C. Rizzo, Scott Burnett, and Robert A. Stringfield,
County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association has, for many years, celebrated the rich heritage and architecture of homes in the Historic Northeast Kansas City neighborhood; and,
WHEREAS, the Scarritt Renaissance neighborhood is bordered by Independence Avenue on the south, Cliff Drive on the north, Jackson Avenue on the east, and Chestnut Trafficway on the west; and,
WHEREAS, the neighborhood took its name and its beginnings from Nathan Scarritt, a Methodist minister who moved his family and his farm from the hostile environment of Westport during the Civil War, to one and one-half miles outside the city limits near the cliffs overlooking the Missouri River; and,
WHEREAS, in 1886, Reverend Scarritt's land was annexed into Kansas City and he began selling parcels to be planted; and,
WHEREAS, by 1893, the Scarritt family had sold and donated land for one of Kansas City's earliest parks, North Terrace Park, and Cliff Drive, designed by noted landscape architect George Kessler; and,
WHEREAS, the parks and boulevard systems planned by Mr. Kessler were motivating factors in the construction of ornate mansions along Gladstone and Benton Boulevards; and,
WHEREAS, these beautiful homes embody a wide variety of architectural styles including Beaux-Arts, Chateaux, Queen Anne, Mission, Georgian Revival, Shingle, Victorian Eclectic, Shirtwaist, and Bungalow; and,
WHEREAS, the Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association hosted its 2003 Historic Homes tour which featured preservation efforts on various homes, including the Heim Mansion located at 300 Benton Boulevard, the porch and dining room at 3234 St. John Avenue, the Mission-style home located at 3400 Gladstone constructed in 1901, the
Shingle-style Georgian Revival home located at 3510 Gladstone completed in 1909, the Prairie-style Shirtwaist home at 3305 Windsor built in 1906, the 1899 post-Victorian foursquare home located at 412 South Gladstone, and the Shingle-style home located at 3501 Gladstone built in 1901; and,
WHEREAS the 2003 Historic Homes tour also featured Melrose United Methodist Church, founded in 1888 by Reverend Scarritt, and the Independence Boulevard Christian Church located at 606 Gladstone Boulevard, designed by noted architect Henry F. Hoit and constructed in 1905 at a cost of $250,000; and,
WHEREAS, the Robert A. Long mansion, also designed by Henry F. Hoit and completed in 1911, is now in use as the Kansas City Museum of History and Science; and,
WHEREAS, additionally, the Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association played a vital role in the district being listed on both the Kansas City Register and the National Register of Historic Places; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby commends the Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association for its efforts to preserve the rich heritage and architecture of homes in the Historic Northeast Kansas City neighborhood.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Acting County Counselor Deputy County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 14704 of August 25, 2003 was duly passed on August 25 , 2003 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas 8 Nays 0
Abstaining 0 Absent 1
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature