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ALEXANDER MAJORS HOUSE 56 
8201 State Line Road Kansas City, MO 816-333-5556 ADMISSION: Varies in price HOURS: April-Dec 1: Sat-Sun 1pm-4pm Constructed in 1856, Majors' 3,400 sq. ft. antebellum home was restored in 1984. The home features original white pine floors and millwork, as well as furnishings of the era. Also on the site is a blacksmith shop with displays of tools, conestoga freighting wagons, buggies, ect. and herb and vegetable gardens. Majors ran one of the country's largest freighting companies from Kansas City, created the Pony Express and gave Buffalo Bill Cody his first job. BEN FERREL VICTORIAN MUSEUM 57
Third and Ferrel Platte City, MO 816-431-5121 ADMISSION: Small fee HOURS: April-October Tuesday-Saturday, Noon-4pm Built in 1882, the Mini-Mansion is very rare architecture for the area. The exterior is a fine example of Renaissance Revival architecture with French Influence. The home has been elegantly restored and furnished to the period of the 1880's. The museum has a two week Christmas tour. The museum also houses the genealogy Library for Platte County and surrounding area. BINGHAM-WAGGONER ESTATE 58
313 W. Pacific Independence, MO 816-461-3491 ADMISSION: Varies in price SEASON: April 1-October 3 HOURS: Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm; Sun, 1pm-4pm ADMISSION: Varies in price This 1855, 26 room house has been restored with original furnishings. Many of the original out-buildings still exist. This was once the home of George Caleb Bingham a politician and frontier artist. In 1879 Peter Waggoner purchased the estate and used it as the family home until 1976. CLAYBROOK-ANTEBELLUM HOME 59 
92 Hwy & Jesse James Farm Road Kearney, MO 816-628-6065 The restored antebellum home of the daughter of Jesse James, Mary James Barr, serves as a fine example of mid-1800's rural Missouri architecture. Built by Virginian George Claybrook in 1858, the home is located across the road from the James Farm and was originally developed as a southern style plantation. DILLINGHAM -LEWIS HOME 60
15th & Main Blue Springs, MO 816-228-4146 ADMISSION: Free HOURS: Thursdays from 12-2pm and Saturdays 11am-2pm. Open for tours from April - December, 2 days a week (except holidays). Early 20th century home of Morgan Vachel Dillingham, Eastern Jackson County's largest farmer. The home is furnished with period furniture over one hundred years old and local historic items. GRINTER PLACE STATE HISTORICAL SITE 61
1420 S. 78th Street Kansas City, KS 913-299-0373 ADMISSION: Free HOURS: Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday, 1pm-5pm; Closed Monday and all legal Holidays This Greek Revival brick home built in 1857 by Moses and Anna Grinter was located on the Delaware Indian Reserve. Moses Grinter operated one of the first river ferries on the Kansas River dating from 1831 as well as the first civilian post office and a trading post. The home is decorated with period furnishings. HARRIS-KEARNEY HOUSE 62
40th & Baltimore Kansas City, MO 816-561-1821 ADMISSION: Varies in price HOURS: Monday-Friday, 10:30 am-3pm Weekends by appointment Closed: All legal holidays Built in 1855, it is Kansas City's oldest 2-story brick home. The bricks were locally fired and the walnut staircase was cut from the nearby woods. The antebellum house has been recently restored and is furnished in the 1870's period. HARRY S. TRUMAN FARM HOUSE 63
12301 Blue Ridge Road Grandview, MO 816-254-2720 ADMISSION: Free HOURS: May 8-August 25 Friday-Sunday, 9am-4pm In this farm home Harry Truman formed his personal, business and fraternal associations which became the roots of a career in public office that carried him to the White House. This modest two-story white frame house along with original out-buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The restored home includes both original family furnishings and period pieces from the early 1900's. HARRY S. TRUMAN HOME 64
219 N. Delaware Street Independence, MO 816-254-9929 ADMISSION: Varies in price HOURS: 8:30am-5pm 7 days per week Labor-Memorial, 9am-5pm; Closed Monday Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years This home was built by Bess Truman's maternal grandfather in 1867 and was the home Bess and Harry Truman from the time of their marriage in 1919 until their deaths. All the original furnishings are displayed throughout the home. At the Truman Home and Ticket Information Center a free audio/visual is offered before the tour that depicts Truman's life in Independence. LONGVIEW FARMS MANSION 65
3361 S.W. Longview Rd. Lee's Summit, MO 816-761-6669 TOURS: CLOSED Longview Farms was the home of the world renowned Loula Long Combs, daughter of the lumber baron, Robert A. Long. Loula was a pioneer for women in the horse show world and she was known as "The Queen of the American Royal." The mansion was completed in 1914 and the construction of the estate was the; largest construction project of its' kind in the world at the time. Brunch, Lunch, Tea, or Dinner also available with tour. Tour information: Minimum number in all tours are 20, smaller groups are added to others. The tour takes about an hour. Tea and Tour-$5.00, Lunch or Dinner and Tour-$ varies MAHAFFIE FARMSTEAD (1865) 66
1100 Kansas City Road Olathe, KS 913-782-6972 ADMISSION: Varies in price TOURS: Feb-March; Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm TOURS: April-Dec; Mon-Sat, 10am-4-pm; Sun, 12pm-4pm Closed January and all major holidays The Mahaffie Farmstead has three structures on the National Register of Historic Places: a woodpeg barn, stone ice house and the J. B. Mahaffies home. From 1865 to 1869 the Mahaffie Farmstead was used as a stagecoach stop. The basement was used as a dining room and kitchen for this period. RESTORATION HERITAGE PLAZA 67
1034 W. Lexington Independence, MO 816-461-6578 ADMISSION: Free HOURS: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9am-5pm Tue and Thur, 9am-1pm Other times by appointment. Call before going. The Plaza includes the Flournoy House built in 1826. This is one of the first brick homes in this area and reported to be one of the oldest homes in Independence. Also included is the Frederick M. Smith Study. This structure was built in the early 1830's and is reported to be one of the oldest slave cabins in Missouri. It is one of the few pioneer homes left in Jackson County that represents the era of the early Latter Day Saints. SAUER CASTLE 68
945 Shawnee Dr. Kansas City, KS Presently being restored. Completion date is not available. This beautiful home will be worth visiting after restoration. THOMAS HART BENTON HOME AND STUDIO 69
3613 Belleview Kansas City, MO 816-931-5722 ADMISSION: Varies in price HOURS: Monday -Saturday, 10am-4:pm Sunday, (Summer) 12am-5pm; (Winter) 11am-4pm The Benton home is a 2 1/2 story structure built in 1903-04 in an eclectic style of architecture. Its interior includes a dining room, living room, foyer, kitchen, library, and three bedrooms, all furnished in the period of the Benton family's occupancy. The artist's studio, in which a great many of Benton's famous works were painted, was converted from a carriage house in the 1940's. It still holds many of his tools and equipment. Benton painted in the studio from 1939 until he died here on January 19, 1975. VAILE MANSION 70
1500 N. Liberty Street Independence, MO 816-325-7430 ADMISSION: Varies in price SEASON:Mayl 1-October 31 HOURS: Thur-Sat, 10am-4pm; Sun, 1pm-4pm Open for three weeks after Thanksgiving A must to see. The Vaile Mansion built in 1881 is one of the best examples of Victorian architecture in the United States. The once entrepreneur and U.S. mail contractor was indicted for allegedly defrauding the government but was acquitted in 1883. He lived in his palatial mansion until his death in 1894. |
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