Real Estate Listings of Interest (Metrowide)

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The antebellum Seth-Ward home in Sunset Hills off Ward Pkwy is up for 1.8. KC has few antebellum homes, but this one in the heart of KC Gold Coast and actually involved in a Civil War battle is unique.
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moderne wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2024 1:53 pm The antebellum Seth-Ward home in Sunset Hills off Ward Pkwy is up for 1.8. KC has few antebellum homes, but this one in the heart of KC Gold Coast and actually involved in a Civil War battle is unique.
Listed at $1.5 million here. It appears a sale is pending. The house was listed two days before the offer was accepted.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandho ... list-card
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FangKC wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2024 7:59 pm
moderne wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2024 1:53 pm The antebellum Seth-Ward home in Sunset Hills off Ward Pkwy is up for 1.8. KC has few antebellum homes, but this one in the heart of KC Gold Coast and actually involved in a Civil War battle is unique.
Listed at $1.5 million here. It appears a sale is pending. The house was listed two days before the offer was accepted.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandho ... list-card
Cool house but built post civil war. I think the number of homes around during the battle is 1-2 that I can remember.
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The rear portions of the house are antebellum. The front, post bellum.
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It's common for houses of that era to have additions made or a more elaborate front house built attached to the original house that was simple in design. Homes in the 13 original colonies often have several additions constructed over decades to enlarge the house.
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Home at the center of the Battle of Westport has many tales to tell

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Known as the Bent-Ward Home, the original home was built in 1858 by fur trader William Bent. Real Estate tycoon Seth Ward, whose family Ward Parkway was named after, purchased the home in 1871. He added a stately facade and many more rooms.
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https://www.kctv5.com/2024/07/27/home-c ... ales-tell/
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The former T. M. James Jr. residence, 1234 W 58th St, Kansas City, is on the market. Designed by Edward Buehler Delk, who designed many of the buildings on the Country Club Plaza, it was built by James who was president of T.M. James and Sons China Company at 1022 Walnut in downtown Kansas City.

James was a first cousin to Jesse and Frank James. His father T. M. James Sr. started a produce and general merchandise business on Levee Street between Main and Delaware. He later had another store at 551 Delaware that had a frontage on Main Street too.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/a ... e=facebook

The T. M. James store at 551 Delaware. It was demolished to create the 6th Street Trafficway.

https://kchistory.org/image/t-m-james-s ... fset%5D=2

The 1022 Walnut store.

https://kchistory.org/image/t-m-james-s ... ffset%5D=4

https://kchistory.org/image/sanborn-ma ... fset%5D=8

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandho ... 8686382433
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