Kansas City Place Names, 1928-1945
| Place name: | Adams School |
| Description: | At
2343 Mercier. Named in honor of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), the sixth president of the United States. (Direc. of Schools
1936-7; Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | All Souls Unitarian Church |
| Description: | At 3427 Baltimore. It was organized in 1868 and first located at the southeast corner of
present Baltimore and Tenth Street. Reverend L.M. Birkhead, the pastor of the church, writes that the name "...evolved from the
idea of All Souls Day. In this name is included the idea that all souls are welcome, irrespective of beliefs or lack of beliefs." Since
sometime in the eleventh century the Catholic Church has observed November 2 as All Souls Day, a day dedicated to the memory
of the dead who had died as believers. (D.A.R., 223; Rev. Birkhead) |
| Source: | Atchison,
Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1937. |
| Place name: | Allen School |
| Description: | At 706
West 42nd Street. This school, which was formerly in the Westport school district, was named for Judge A.M. Allen, who was a
board member in that district for nineteen years. (Direc. of Schools 1937-37; Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Arminda |
| Description: | A post
office in 1860 and 1867. Nothing could be learned of its origin. (Sutherland & McEvoy1860; Goodwin 1867) |
| Source: | Elliott, Katherine. "Place Names of Six Northeast Counties of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University
of Missouri-Columbia, 1938. |
| Place name: | Askew School |
| Description: | At
2630 Topping. Named in honor of General Frank Askew, an officer in the Civil War and father of Frank Askew, Jr., member of the
school board. (Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin |
| Description: | A Catholic Church at Benton Boulevard and Lexington Avenue. The name commemorates
the ascension of the Virgin Mary into Heaven. (Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne.
"Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1937. |
| Place name: | Athol |
| Description: | A sub-division
in the eastern part of the city. The investment company which platted the addition selected the name from a list of foreign place-
names. The name chosen is that of a hilly district in northern Perthshire, Scotland; but it was selected because it was short and
could be used effectively for advertising purposes. Probably for the same reasons it has become a stock American place-name,
being found in at least nine other states. (Postal Guide 1922-1928; Morrow) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Attucks School |
| Description: | A
negro school at 1818 E. 19th Street. Named for Crispus Attucks, a man of mixed blood, probably Indian and negro, who was the
leader of the mob which precipitated the so-called Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, one of the incidents that prepared the
way for the Revolutionary War. (Annual Report 1905; Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison,
Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1937. |
| Place name: | Bales School |
| Description: | A
private school taught sometime during the second quarter of the nineteenth century by Walter Bales at his farm. The home site
was the same as the present 14th and Askew Avenue, Kansas City. (ANNALS OF K.C., 174) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Bancroft School |
| Description: | At
4300 Tracy. Named for George Bancroft (1800-1891). American historian, statesman, and diplomat. (Annual Report 1905; Miss
Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Barstow School |
| Description: | A
private school for young women at 50th and Cherry. It was founded in 1884 by Miss Mary L.C. Barstow and Miss Ada Brann,
Wellesley graduates, and named for the former. (Miss Mossman) |
| Source: | Atchison,
Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1937. |
| Place name: | Benton School |
| Description: | At
3004 Benton. Named for Thomas H. Benton (1782-1858), who represented Missouri in the United States Senate from 1821-1851.
(Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Big Cave Spring |
| Description: | See
Cave Spring. |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Blessed Sacrament Church |
| Description: | A Catholic Church at 39th and Bellefontaine Avenue. The name is self explanatory.
(Reverend Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Blue Summit School |
| Description: | At the eastern edge of the city located on a high hill overlooking the Big Blue River. The
school was organized in 1823 and is one of the oldest schools in the county. (Blackburn; K.C. STAR, Apr. 29, 1936,
8) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri."
M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Bryant, William Cullen School |
| Description: | At 319 Westover Road. Named for the noted American poet and journalist, William Cullen
Bryant (1794-1878). (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of
Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Buchanan, J. School |
| Description: | In 1845 or 1846 a private school taught by J.O. Buchanan was located on present Missouri
Avenue between Walnut and Grand. (ANNALS OF K.C., 175) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne.
"Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1937. |
| Place name: | Calvary Baptist Church |
| Description: | A former Baptist Church at 9th and Harrison Street. It was built in 1889. In 1929 the
congregation moved to 39th Street and Baltimore. It was named for the mount of crucifiction. (HIST. JACKSON 1881, 593; Whitney
Vol. I, 424) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Cave Spring |
| Description: | A spring
near Charlotte Street and Gilham Road. In an early day it issued from a deep cave, and was a stopping place for Indians and
travelers on the old Santa Fe Trail. Some historians speak of it as Big Cave Spring. (ANNALS OF K.C., 176;
Kemper) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Cave Spring School |
| Description: | An early day school in existence about 1848. It was situated near the Cave Spring (q.v.)
from which it derived its name. (ANNALS OF K.C., 176) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place
Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Central |
| Description: | After the
new city post office was completed in 1935 at Broadway and Pershing the old post office at 9th and Grand Avenue was used
as a sub-station and called Central. It is central for the downtown district. (R. Mc. 1935; Richmond) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Centropolis |
| Description: | A district
in the southern part of the city. Originally it was a separate town promoted by Willard E. Winner and named by him. Centroplis is a
hybrid coinage from the Latin centro- and the Greek polis, on patterns widely used in America; cf. Indianapolis, Minneapolis, etc. It
may have been chosen because the town was about halfway between Independence and Kansas City; or Mr. Winner may have
had in mind the desire of an early citizen of Kansas City to call the city Centropolis, doubtless of its central situation in the country
as a whole. (Postal Guide 1889-1902; 1903 ff., Traber, Deatherage 1927 Vol. I, 379) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Chace School |
| Description: | A
former school at 14th and Paseo. The school was opened in 1881 and closed in 1913. It was named for C.A. Chace, a member of
the school board. (Whitney Vol. I, 325; Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place
Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Chick, J.S. School |
| Description: | At
5316 Jackson, named for J.S. Chick, a prominent member of the school board. (Annual Report 1905; Miss
Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Chouteau's Church |
| Description: | The first Catholic Church in what is now Kansas City. It was built in 1834 on the site of
present Broadway between 11th and 12th Streets. It was named for the pioneer French family who were instrumental in
establishing the church. (D.A.R., 89) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five
West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Church of the Immaculate Conception |
| Description: | A Catholic Church at 11th and Broadway. Named for a doctrine held by the church. This
church, which dates back to the second or third decade of the nineteenth century, once bore the name of a Jesuit saint, St.
Francis Regis (1748-1820). (HIST. JACKSON 1881, 581; Whitney Vol. I, 404, 407) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Clay, Henry, School |
| Description: | At 716 Ewing. Named for Henry Clay (1777-1852), an American statesman and a three-time
presidential candidate. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names
Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Coburg |
| Description: | A railroad
switching years built in 1887 at 63rd and St. John, and named for the Coburg Land Company, a real estate compnay which sold
property in that vicinity. (Hall) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Colesville School |
| Description: | A
school founded in 1832 by the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith, and named after the parent Mormon church at Colesville, New
York. It was situated in what is now Troost Park near the Troost Park Lake. (ANNALS OF K.C., 173) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Conger School |
| Description: | An
early day private school taught by a Mr. Conger near the present site of 7th and Walnut Street. (ANNALS OF K.C.,
177) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol |
| Description: | A synagogue at Linwood and Highland. The English translation of the Hebrew name is
"House of Instruction in the Divine Law." (Rabbi Mayer) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place
Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Congregation Beth Jacob |
| Description: | A synagogue at 2704 Linwood. The name means House of Jacob. (Rabbi
Mayer) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Congregation B'Nai Jehudah |
| Description: | A synagogue at Linwood and Flora. The name means Sons of Judah. (Rabbi
Mayer) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Congregation Chev Solom |
| Description: | A synagogue at 7th and Sandusky. An ideal name: Lover of peace. (Rabbi
Mayer) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Congregation Tifereth Sforad |
| Description: | A synagogue at 4328 Prospect. The name, Glory of the West is an ideal name which refers
to religion as the glory of the Western Hemisphere. (Rabbi Mayer) |
| Source: | Atchison,
Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1937. |
| Place name: | Cook, Hale H., School |
| Description: | At 7302 Penn. Named for a member of the school board. (Miss Segeleke) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Country Club |
| Description: | A post
office sub-station at 108 West 63rd Street. It is located near the grounds of the Kansas City Country Club. (R. Mc. 1935; H.P.
Chiles) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | De Lano R.J. School |
| Description: | A school for crippled children at 2404 Prospect. It was named for the man who was
influential in getting the school established. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison,
Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1937. |
| Place name: | Douglass School |
| Description: | A
negro school at 1018 W. 27th Street. Named for Frederick Douglas (1817-1895), an agent of the Mass. Anti-Slavery Society.
(Annual Report 1915) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Drakemore |
| Description: | A section
around 60th and Troost. It was named before the district was incorporated in Kansas City. The nucleus was a store and post
office. It is thought to be an artificial name with the first part derived from the first justice of the peace, a Mr. Drake. (Postal Guide
1899-1904; Kemper; McDonald) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Dunbar School |
| Description: | A
negro school at 5515 East 36th Street. Named for the negro poet, Paul Lawrence Dunbar (1872-1906). (Annual
Report) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Edgecomb |
| Description: | A station
in the city on the St. Louis-San Francisco. Named for the General Agent for the San Francisco line, E.F. Edgecomb. (R. Mc. 1935;
Lang) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Edison, Thomas A., School |
| Description: | At 5000 East 17th Street. Named for the American scientist, Thomas A. Edison (1847-
1831). (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Elmdale |
| Description: | A former
stop and sidetracks of the Kansas City Southern Railroad in the East Bottoms of the city. Named for Elmwood Avenue.
(Prickett) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Emerson School |
| Description: | A
former school at Tracy and Pacific. It was named in 1888 for Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American poet and essayist. In 1929 it
was closed for lack of pupils. (Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of
Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Faxon School |
| Description: | At
3710 Paseo. Named for Frank A. Faxon, a member of the school board. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Franklin School [1 of 2] |
| Description: | At 1325 Washington Street. Named for Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). (Annual Report
1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Franklin School [2 of 2] |
| Description: | In southern Preston Township. This is an old school. The origin of the name could not be
definitely ascertained. It was probably named for Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). (Herndon) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | French Bottom |
| Description: | An
early day name for land along the Missouri River in Kansas City from the foot of Gillis Street to the mouth of the Kaw River. In the
second quarter of the nineteenth century French trappers, traders, and hunters were settled there. (KANSAS CITY 1876-1877,
3; Deatherage 1927, Vol. I, 206) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | French Institute of Notre Dame de Zion |
| Description: | At 3823 Locust Street. A Catholic school conducted by the order of the Sisters of Notre
Dame de Zion. The order which was founded in Paris in 1842, has schools all over the world. Mount Zion, the holy city of
Jerusalem, is an emblem of the Virgin Mary, and hence the name Our Lady of Zion. (Sister Marie) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Garfield School |
| Description: | At
421 Wabash. Named for James A. Garfield (1831-1881) the twentieth president of the United States. (Report
1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Garrison School |
| Description: | A
negro school, at 553 Tracy. Named for William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), the New England abolitionist. (Annual Report
1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Gooseneck Creek |
| Description: | A
name of an early crooked stream which ran through what is now eastern Kansas City. (ANNALS OF K.C., 174) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Gooseneck School |
| Description: | An early day private school located on the farm of Judge Daniel B. Stone, near what is
now 12th and Jackson Avenue. It was named from the Gooseneck Creek which wound about its site. (ANNALS OF K.C. Vol. I,
174) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Grace Church |
| Description: | At
10th and Central. The church was organized in 1870 as St. Luke's. In 1873 the name was changed to Grace Church. Hastings
writes that in the New Testament the word grace has reference to the mind of God as manifested towards sinners. "...His
redemtive mercy, whereby He grants pardon to offenses and bids those who have gone astray return and accept His gift of
slavation and everlasting life." (HIST. JACKSON 1881, 591; Hastins, DICT. BIBLE Vol. 2, 254) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Greenwood School |
| Description: | At 3711 East 27th. Named for Professor J.M. Greenwood, who was Superintendent of
Kansas City Schools from 1874-1913. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne.
"Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1937. |
| Place name: | Guardian Angel Church |
| Description: | A Catholic Church at 43rd and Mercier. The name honors the doctrine held by the church
that each person has a guardian angel. (Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place
Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Guthris, O.P., School |
| Description: | A school taught in 1848 by Oliver P. Guthris near present Central and Westport Avenue.
(ANNALS OF K.C., 176) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Hamilton Opportunity School |
| Description: | At 1514 Campbell. Named for Alexander H. Hamilton (1757-1804). (Annual Report
1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Harding |
| Description: | A post office
sub-station at 26th East 31st Street. It was established during the administration of President Warren G. Harding (1865-1923). (R.
Mc. 1935; Richmond) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Harrison, Benjamin, School |
| Description: | At 414 Wallace. Named for Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), the twenty-third president of
the United States. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five
West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Holy Cross Church |
| Description: | A
Catholic Church at Quincy and St. John Avenue. Named to commemorate the sacrificial death of Jesus. (Rev.
Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Holy Family Church |
| Description: | A
Catholic Church at 39th Street and Fremont. The name is self-explanatory. (Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Holy Name Church |
| Description: | A
Catholic Church at 23rd and Benton Blvd. It was founded in 1886 and at first located at 23rd and College Avenue. The name is
self-explanatory. (Whitney Vol. I, 409; Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place
Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Holy Rosary Church |
| Description: | A Catholic Church at Missouri Avenue and Campbell Street. It was founded in 1895 and
given the name in recognition of the doctrine of the value of a certain form of the set prayer. (Whitney Vol. I, 409; Rev.
Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Holy Trinity Church |
| Description: | A
Catholic Church at 10th and Norton Avenue. It was established in 1888. The name is self-explanatory. (Whitney Vol. I, 409; Rev.
Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Humboldt School |
| Description: | At
714 East 11th Street. The school was built in 1868. It is one of the oldest schools in the city, and the oldest one under the original
name. It was named for William Von Humboldt (1767-1835), a German educator who was Minister of Public Instruction of Prissia
and a man active in the founding of the University of Berlin. (K.C. STAR Aug. 19, 1923, 8a; Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Hy Tex |
| Description: | The Rand
McNally Atlas, 1935, lists "Hy Tex, mail at Kansas City." It is a trade name used by the Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company at 56th
and Lister, Kansas City. (Richmond) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five
West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Irving School |
| Description: | At 2404
Prospect. Named for Washington Irving (1783-1859). (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Jackson Opportunity School |
| Description: | At 6806 Dauphin. Named in honor of Andrew Jackson. (Annual Report 1905; Miss
Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | James School |
| Description: | At
5810 Scarritt. Named for John Crawford James who was a member of the Kansas City Board of Education for twenty-eight
years and president of the board for four years. (K.C. TIMES, March 22, 1912, 3; Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Jefferson School |
| Description: | At
1310 Wabash. Named for Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the third president of the United States. (Annual Report
1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Karnes School |
| Description: | At
550 Charlotte. Named in honor of a member of the Board of Education, J.V.C. Karnes. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Kawsmouth |
| Description: | By early
and unofficial geographers this name was given to a settlement of French traders located at the mouth of the Kaw River (q.v.) in
what is now known as the West Bottoms in Kansas City. The settlement was destroyed by a flood in 1844. (ATLAS JACKSON
1877, 15; Stevens 1921 Vol. I, 888) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five
West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Keneseth Israel Beth Sholom |
| Description: | A synagogue at 3400 Paseo. The name which means in English Assembly of Israel, House
of Peace, is a combination which resulted from the uniting of two congregations, the Keneseth Israel and Beth Sholom. (Rabbi
Mayer) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Knight School |
| Description: | An
early day private school located near the present Third and Baltimore Streets. It was taught by Miss Artemisia Knight. (ANNALS
OF KANSAS CITY, 177) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Knotts, William A. School |
| Description: | At 3510 East 70th Street. Named for a member of the Board of Education. This school was
organized soon after the Civil War and originally named Shiloh in memory of the battle of Shiloh which was fought in Tennessee,
April 6 and 7, 1862. (Miss Seglecke; Clayton) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names
Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Kumpf, Henry C., School |
| Description: | At 4423 Olive. Named for a member of the Board of Education. (Miss
Seglecke) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Ladd, Sanford B., School |
| Description: | At 3640 Benton. Named for an attorney of the Board of Education. (Miss
Seglecke) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Lathrop School |
| Description: | At
1214 Central. It was named to honor Dr. John Hiram Lathrop, the father of Gardiner Lathrop, a member of the school board.
(Annual Report 1905; Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five
West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Longan, George B., School |
| Description: | At 3408 Kenwood. Named for the Superintendent of the Kansas City Schools. (Miss
Seglecke) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Longfellow School |
| Description: | At
2830 Holmes. Named from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Loretta Academy |
| Description: | A
private Catholic School at 39th and Roanoke Road. It is a school under the auspices of the Order of the Holy House of Loretta.
The Oder derived its name from the House of Loretta, which is enshrined in a church near Ancona, Italy, and is supposed to be
the original home of Jesus and his mother, Mary. (Sister Faber) |
| Source: | Atchison,
Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1937. |
| Place name: | Lowell School |
| Description: | At
2709 Madison. Named for James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) the American poet and essayist. (Annual Report
1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Lykins School |
| Description: | In
1848, Miss Sarah Lykins, a daughter of Dr. Johnston Lykins, taught a private school at the present 4th and Wyandotte. (ANNALS
OF K.C., 177) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Madison School |
| Description: | At
124 West 29th Street. Named for James Madison (1751-1836), the fourth president of the United States. (Annual Report
1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Mann, Horace, School |
| Description: | At 2008 East 39th Street. Named for Horace Mann (1796-1859), the American educator
noted for his reforms in the Massachusetts school system. (Annual Report 1905; Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Marlborough Heights |
| Description: | An addition between 73rd and 79th Streets, and Troost Street and Prospect Avenue. The
slightly high and rolling situation accounts for the name Heights. Mr. W.B. Clarke gave the name Marlborough because a town in
Connecticut of that name was the home of his relatives. The Connecticut town is, however, spelled Marlboro, not Marlborough,
and there are ten other Marlboros in the United States. (Findley; Mrs. Clarke) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Martin School |
| Description: | At 416
Garland. Named for E.L. Martin, a former member of the Board of Education. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | McCoy School |
| Description: | At
1524 White. Named for Isaac McCoy, an early pioneer of the city. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Melville |
| Description: | A station stop
on the Missouri Pacific Railroad in the southern part of the city. The origin of the name was not ascertained, but it is a stock
name, found in at least six other states. (R. Mc. 1935) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place
Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Meservy, Edwin C., School |
| Description: | At 4210 East 45th Street. Named for a lawyer and member of the school board. (Miss
Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Moore, Milton, School |
| Description: | At 4510 Linwood. Named for Colonel Milton Moore, a Kansas City lawyer. Colonel Moore
commanded the Fifth Missouri Infantry during the Spanish-American War. (K.C. JOURNAL POST, Oct. 28, 1928 2-
D) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri."
M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Morse School |
| Description: | At 20th
and Charlotte. It was opened in 1870 and named for the famous American inventor S.F.B. Morse. (Ellis, 193, Annual Report
1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Nelson, William Rockhill, School |
| Description: | At 5228 Charlotte. Named for William Rockhill Nelson, who, for many years, was the editor
of the KANSAS CITY STAR and a man active in civic affairs. (Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Nichols, J.C., School |
| Description: | At 6903 Oak. Named for a member of the Board of Education. (Miss
Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Norman School |
| Description: | At
3514 Jefferson. Named for Joseph L. Norman, who served as a member of the Board of Education for sixteen years. (Annual
Report, 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Northeast |
| Description: | A sub-
station post office at 6212 St. John Street. A name of location. (R. Mc. 1935; Richmond) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | O.K. Creek |
| Description: | From
what is now Twelfth Street the ground slopes south to a valley thru which a stream ran east and connected with the Blue River.
The name of the stream was derived from a grog-shop, which stood on the stream about 1848, called the O.K. House. The use of
O.K. in the slang sense still current dates back according to Thornton, to 1828. The name of the Kansas City grog-shop of 1848
may supply another use of it. (Case 1888, 17) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names
Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Olivet Congregational Church |
| Description: | At 19th and Woodland. It was organized in 1883. See Mt. Olivet Christian Church (Clay).
(Whitney Vol. I, 439; Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Our Lady of Good Counsel Church |
| Description: | A Catholic Church at Washington and Shafer. This church was a reorganization of 1888 of
an old Westport parish. The name is one of the various titles applied to Mary, the mother of Jesus. (Whitney Vol. I, 409; Rev.
Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Description: | A Mexican Catholic Church located at 23rd and Madison. The name was first applied to a
picture representing the Immaculate Conception, which is said to have appeared to a Mexican shepherd at Guadalupe-Hidalgo, a
place about five miles north of Mexico City, and which is preserved in the famous cathedral erected there. The relic and the
legend have made "Our Lady of Guadalupe" the patron saint of all Mexico. (CATH. ENCY. Vol. 7, 43; Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Parkway |
| Description: | A sub
station post office opened near Swope Park in 1925. It was named from the street on which it is located, Swope Parkway (q.v.).
(Postal Guide 1925 ff; Richmond) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Parrish Farm School |
| Description: | An early day private school located on the farm of William Parrish about the present site of
35th and Prospect Avenue. (ANNALS OF K.C., 175) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place
Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Pershing, John J., School |
| Description: | At 5915 Park. Named for General John J. Pershing, chief of the American Expeditionary
Forces in the World War. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names
Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Phillibert's Branch |
| Description: | An
old stream about where the present Campbell Street is located. The stream was named at least as early as 1847. Doubtless
named for two Frenchmen who in 1831 entered land within the present limits of Kansas City, Joseph Phillibert entering 154 acres,
and a Gabriel Phillibert, a 170 acres. (HIST. JACKSON 1881, 410; Deatherage Vol. I, 335) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Phillips, Wendell, School |
| Description: | At 2433 Vine. Named for Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) Boston abolitionist and famous
orator. (Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Pinkerton, D.M., School |
| Description: | At 6409 Agnes. Named for a member of the Board of Education. (Miss
Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Plaza |
| Description: | A sub-station
post office located on the Country Club Plaza. Plaza is a spanish word meaning public square, market place. (R. Mc. 1935;
Richmond) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Prospect |
| Description: | A Missouri
Pacific stock yards at 78th and Cleveland. It is not far from Prospect Avenue, from which it is named. (Jacobs) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Quality Hill |
| Description: | A term
applied to the once select residential section of the city between Wyandotte Street and the west bluffs. It is now mainly a
tenements district. (Ellis, 70) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Rock Creek Junction |
| Description: | A station of the Missouri Pacific Railroad near Rock Creek in the northern part of the city.
(R. Mc. 1935; Kemper) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Rock Creek School |
| Description: | At 23rd and Westport Road. This school was organized in 1823 and is the oldest school of
the county. It is located on the stream from which it derives its name, Rock Creek (q.v.). (K.C. STAR Apr. 29, 1936, 8;
Kemper) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Rollins School |
| Description: | At
4043 Main. Named in honor of James S. Rollins (1812-1888). Mr. Rollins is best known to Missourians for his activity toward
founding and promoting of the state university at Columbia, Missouri. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Sacred Heart Church |
| Description: | A Catholic Church at 26th and Madison organized in 1887. The heart of Jesus, pierced on
the spear of the centurion after the Crucifixion, is a special object of Catholic devotion. (Whitney Vol. I, 409; Rev.
Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Saint Luke's Church |
| Description: | See Saint Mary's Episcopal Church. |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Saint Mary's Chapel |
| Description: | A Mission Church on East Fourth Street. It was organized about 1880 under the auspices
of St. Mary's Episcopal Church (q.v.). The term "chapel" is used in the United States, especially by Episcopalians, to designate a
small church which is dependent upon a larger one. (HIST. JACKSON 1881, 584) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Saint Peter's Evangelical Church |
| Description: | At Oak and Irving Place. The church, which was founded in 1865, is the oldest German
Protestant Church in the city. The original building was located on Walnut Street between Ninth and Tenth Streets. It was named
for the apostle. (Whitney Vol. I, 446) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five
West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Scarritt School |
| Description: | At
310 Askew. Named in honor of Reverend Nathan Scarritt, an early day minister prominent in the Methodist Church. (Annual
Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Spofford Home |
| Description: | At
5501 Cleveland. A home for children given by Mrs. M. Spofford in memory of her husband, a man interested in public and
philanthropic affairs. (K.C. TIMES, Oct. 16, 1915, 2) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place
Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Aloysius Church |
| Description: | A Catholic Church at 11th and Prospect. It was organized in 1886 and named for St.
Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591), who is greatly reverenced by Roman Catholics as the patron saint of the young. (Rev.
Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Augustine Church |
| Description: | A negro Catholic Church on Troost between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets. It was
organized in 1882 and named for the great African theologian, St. Augustine (354-430). (Whitney Vol. I, 436; Rev.
Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Elizabeth's Church |
| Description: | A Catholic Church at 75th and Main. It was named for the mother of John the Baptist. (Rev.
Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Francis Regis Church |
| Description: | See Church of the Immaculate Conception. |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Francis Seraph Church |
| Description: | At Martin and Wyman Avenues. It was organized in 1886 and named for St. Francis of
Assissi (1181-1226), who on account of his angelic life was called St. Francis Seraph. (Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Francis Xavier Church |
| Description: | A Catholic Church at 53rd and Troost. It was named for St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552), the
famous Spanish missionary. (Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of
Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. George's Episcopal Church |
| Description: | At 32nd and Troost Avenue. The church was organized in 1891 and named for St. George
(c. Fifth Cen.) who became the patron saint of England. (Whitney Vol. I, 435) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. John the Baptist Church |
| Description: | At 1436 Independence Avenue. It was organized in 1882. The name is self-explanatory.
(Whitney Vol. I, 408; Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Joseph Catholic Church |
| Description: | At 19th and Harrison. It was organized in 1882 and named for St. Joseph, the husband of
the Virgin Mary. (Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Luke's Church |
| Description: | See Grace Church. |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne.
"Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1937. |
| Place name: | St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
| Description: | At Seventh and Prospect. It was organized in 1889, and named for the writer of the
Gospel. (Whitney Vol. I, 435) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Mary's Episcopal Church |
| Description: | Located at 8th and Walnut. In 1857 a parish was organized and called St. Luke's. Services
were suspened during the Civil War. In 1879 the name was changed to St. Mary's. The latter name was given in honor of Mary,
the mother of Jesus, and the former, in honor of the writer of the Gospel which bears his name. (HIST. JACKSON 1881, 584; Rev.
Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Patrick's Church |
| Description: | At Eighth and Cherry. The building was erected in 1873. The congregation was organized
some years earlier and had a building at Sixth and Oak. The name was given in honor of St. Patrick (387-493), the zealous
missionary to Ireland. (HIST. JACKSON 1881, 592; Whitney Vol. I, 407) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Peter's and St. Paul's Church |
| Description: | A former German Roman Catholic Church at Ninth and McGee. It was organized in 1867
and named for the two leading apostles. (HIST. JACKSON 1881, 588) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Stanislaus Catholic Church |
| Description: | At 18th and Ewing Avenue. It was named for St. Stanislaus (1030-1079), a Polish saint,
and patron of Poland. (Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five
West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Stephen's Catholic Church |
| Description: | At 11th and Bennington Avenue. The name was given in honor of the first Christian martyr
(Acts 6:1-8). (Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | St. Vincent's Catholic Church |
| Description: | A Catholic Church at 31st and Flora. It was organized in 1888 and named for Saint Vincent,
the Spanish martyr under Diocletian in 304. (Whitney Vol. I, 409; Rev. Harris) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Stewart Methodist Church |
| Description: | At 3025 Agnes. This church was opened in 1914 and named in honor of O.M. Stewart, the
district superintendent. (Needles) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Sumner School |
| Description: | A
negro school at 2121 Charlotte. Named for Charles Sumner (1811-1874), Boston orator and abolitionist. (Miss
Seglecke) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Sunny Slope |
| Description: | A sub-
station post office at 1121 E. 47th Street. Named from the residential district, Sunny Slope, which took its name from its location
on a long southern slope. (Richmond) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five
West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Swedish Lutheran Elim Church |
| Description: | A church organized in 1870 and located at West 15th Street between Broadway and
Washington. It has merged with the First Swedish Lutheran Church at 30th and Benton Blvd. Elim was one of the stations in the
wanderings of the children of Israel. (Ex. 15:27). (HIST. JACKSON 1881, 59; Rev. Birkhead) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Swinney, E.T., School |
| Description: | At 1106 W. 47th. Named for a treasurer of the Board of Education. (Miss
Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Switzer School |
| Description: | At
1829 Madison. Named in honor of Henry Switzer, a member of the Board of Education. (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Swope |
| Description: | A sub-station
post office opened in 1900, and closed in 1904. It was named from the street on which it was located, Swope Parkway (q.v.).
(Postal Guide 1900-1904; Richmond) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five
West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Swope Park |
| Description: | A large
recreation park in the southeastern part of the city. It was named in honor of the donor of the land, Thomas Swope, a wealthy
businessman of the city. (Richmond) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five
West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Swope Parkway |
| Description: | A
wide park-like street which borders the western side of Swope Park (q.v.). The name is derived from the park.
(Richmond) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Tabernacle Church |
| Description: | A
Baptist Church located at 30th and Holmes Street. A Bible name meaning tent. It was applied to the early house of worship of the
children of Israel. (E.C. Jones) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Thacker School |
| Description: | At
5008 Independence. Named in honor of Luin K. Thacker, a member of the Board of Education. (Annual Report
1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Troost School |
| Description: | At
5915 Forest. Named for a pioneer doctor, Dr. Benoist Troost. (Annual Report; Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Twain, Mark, School |
| Description: | At 3850 E. 60th Street. Named in honor of the Missouri humorist, Samuel L. Clemens (1835-
1910), whose pen name was Mark Twain. (Miss Seglecke) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne.
"Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1937. |
| Place name: | Valley Memorial Church |
| Description: | In the East Bottoms of Kansas City. The church which was organized in 1900 was an
outgrowth of an earlier mission started by Robert S. Kirtley. The name was given on account of the location, and in memory of Mr.
Kirtley. (C.P. Jones) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Van Horn School |
| Description: | At
3715 Wyoming. Named in honor of a local man, Colonel Robert T. Van Horn. Colonel Van Horn acquired his title as a boatman. For
more than thrity years he promoted the welfare of Kansas City through his work as a newspaper man. (Annual Report 1905;
Case, 1888, 433) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Washington School |
| Description: | At Cherry Street and Independence Avenue. This school, the first publicly owned one in
Kansas City, was opened in 1868 and named for George Washington (1732-1799). (Ellis, 193; Whitney Vol. I,
337) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Washington, Booker T., School |
| Description: | At 2949 Myrtle. A negro school named in honor of the negro educator, Booker T.
Washington (1859-1915). (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names
Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Webster School |
| Description: | At
17th and Wyandotte. The school was opened in 1886 and named for Daniel Webster (1782-1852). (Whitney Vol. I, 337; Miss
Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Wesley Methodist Church |
| Description: | 1126 Belmont. Named for John (1703-1791) and Charles (1707-1788) Wesley, founders of
Methodism. (Miss Wurgler) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | West Bottoms |
| Description: | The
low land of the western part of the city near the Kaw River. It is a name of direction and situation. (Kemper) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Wheatley School |
| Description: | A
negro school at 2800 E. 54th Street. Named in honor of Phillis Wheatley (?-1784), a negro slave of Boston who won recognition
as a poet. (Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | White, E.C., School |
| Description: | Named in honor of E.C. White, who was a teacher in Central High School for 31 years.
(K.C. Library: "School Clippings") |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Whittier School |
| Description: | At
1101 Indiana. Named in honor of the American poet, John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). (Annual Report 1905) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Willard, Frances, School |
| Description: | At 5015 Garfield. Named in honor of Frances Willard (1839-1898), American temperance
reformer, editor, and author. (Miss Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of
Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
| Place name: | Yates, W.F., School |
| Description: | A negro school at 1228 Lydia. It was named in honor of a local negro educator. (Miss
Berger) |
| Source: | Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937. |
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