William Chick Scarritt House
William Chick Scarritt House | |
![]() The William Chick Scarritt House in 2015 | |
Location | Scarrit Renaissance, Kansas City, Missouri, US |
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Built | 1888 |
Architect | John Wellborn Root |
Architectural style | Châteauesque |
Restored | 2017 |
NRHP reference No. | 78001661 |
Added to NRHP | March 21, 1976 |
The William Chick Scarritt House at 3240 Norledge Avenue, is a historic house in Scarritt Renaissance, Kansas City, Missouri.
History
The William Chick Scarritt House was designed in 1888 by John Wellborn Root in a Châteauesque style.[1] It was built for lawyer William Chick Scarritt,[2] grandson of William Miles Chick, son of Nathan Scarritt, and father of Dorothy McKibbin.[3] It served as a nursing home from the 1940s to the 2000s.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1976.[4] It was added to the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1983.[2]
The house went under renovations in 2012. In the morning of September 12, 2016, the house caught fire.[5][6][7][8] In 2017, neighbors of the mansion helped rebuild it.[9]
The house is 2 stories with a basement. It was built with a limestone foundation, brownstone walls, and features a hip roof.[4][6]
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References
- ^ Flener, Matt (2016-09-20). "Neighborhood hopes historic KC mansion can rebound after fire". KMBC. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ a b c "William Chick Scarritt Residence". Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Steeper, Nancy Cook (2003). Gatekeeper to Los Alamos: Dorothy Scarritt McKibbin. Los Alamos, N.M: Los Alamos Historical Society. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-941232-30-2.
- ^ a b "NATIONAL REGISTER OF IDSTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM" (PDF). National Park Service. March 1976. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ Cronkleton, Robert A. (September 19, 2016). "Fire heavily damages historic William Chick Scarritt home in Northeast KC". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ a b "Historic Scarritt Mansion destroyed by fire". KMBC. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ admin (2016-09-19). "Fire devastates historic Northeast mansion". Northeast News. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Fire breaks out at historic home in northeast KC". KSHB 41 Kansas City News. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Neighbors Help Rebuild Iconic Scarritt House In Historic Northeast Kansas City". KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
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