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Title
The Fight to Save Longview Farm: Homeowners & Preservationists Align to Prevent Commercial Exploitation of Historic Property
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| Description |
Description
Photos and article about the efforts to preserve Longview Farm from destruction by real estate developer Dean Goodman and zoning by the city of Lee's Summit, Missouri, for apartment buildings, etc. Description of the farm's history since its construction in 1912 by owner Robert Long and architect Henry Hoit through its portioning-off starting in 1968 (land donated by Loula Long Combs "to the creation of Longview Community College" and acquisition in 1978 by "the Army Corps of Engineers for the creation of Longview Lake").
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Creator Name
Creator: Sweeney, Joe
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| Date(s) |
Date(s)
2001-05
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Subject (local)
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Digital Collection(s)
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| Related Item |
Related Item
Ingram's
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| Note(s) |
Note(s)
Page 56: "The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation have joined the fray as well. To wit, Longview Farm is rated Missouri's #1 Most Endangered Historic Place and as the 11th Most Endangered Historic Place in America."
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Part
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Shelf Locator
q330.9778 O948
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| Restriction on Access |
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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