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 th...
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