The Napoleon of Southtown: His Name Was N. W. Dible and He Built Houses, Thousands of Houses
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The Napoleon of Southtown: His Name Was N. W. Dible and He Built Houses, Thousands of Houses
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Biographical article about Napoleon Dible, or N. W. Dible, a "pioneer in the field of speculative housing," designer or builder of "5,000 homes built here [in south Kansas City] from 1905 until his death at age 89 in 1960." Photos and descriptions of residences and residential districts south of the Country Club Plaza with homes built inexpensively by Dible, a man "purported to have sold more houses in 1934 than any other builder in the country."
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Creator: Leifer, Loring
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1985-07
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Southtown News Magazine
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Perhaps more than anyone else, he placed his mark on the unique 'look' of Southtown.
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Microfiche
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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