Janssen Place Historic District
Constructed 1897 - 1917
Originally intended as a planned, residential area, Janssen Place was conceived and developed by Arthur E. Stilwell, a railroad magnate and urban planner. Designed in 1897 and patterned after Portland and Westmoreland Places in St. Louis, Missouri, it is a significant example of landscape design and neighborhood planning in Kansas City. Most of the large homes were erected between 1900 and 1917. Janssen Place was often referred to as Lumberman's Row due to the large number of lumber and construction tycoons who resided here.
Landscape Architect George A. Mathews
Entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Marker is at the intersection of 36th Street and Janssen Place, on the right when traveling east on 36th Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
