Urban Explorers: August R. Meyer Residence, Vanderslice Hall
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Join us for August's Members Only Urban Explorers KCAI's new President Tony Jones will be leading us through the halls of August R. Meyer's home that is now known as Vanderslice Hall on the Kansas City Art Institute. From the KCAI website, Vanderslice hall was built in 1896. It is a the three-story red-brick mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is considered an outstanding example of 19th century Flemish Queen Anne-style architecture. Built for the August Meyer family, who lived here for a number of years, the building is named for trustee Howard Vanderslice, who in 1927 arranged for the purchase of the home and surrounding 8.5 acres as a new location for the Kansas City Art Institute.
Organizer Historic Kansas City
Organizer of Urban Explorers: August R. Meyer Residence, Vanderslice Hall
Preserve Buildings. Promote Neighborhoods. Revitalize Kansas City.
Since its founding in 1974, Historic Kansas City (HKC) has been the only greater Kansas City nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the area’s heritage, neighborhoods and historic built environment. Through advocacy, public policy, outreach and educational programming, HKC is an advocate for, and participant in, the thoughtful and meaningful preservation and rehabilitation of historic buildings, landscapes, and neighborhoods. The organization is financed through memberships, corporate and foundation gifts and public grants. HKC maintains a professional staff guided by a Board of Directors.
Our Missions:
- To demonstrate the economic and cultural value of preserving the built environment
- To preserve endangered buildings of historical, cultural or architectural significance
- To promote the continued use of older buildings through conservation, restoration or adaptive reuse in a manner that maintains the integrity of the building’s design and materials
- To encourage stabilization and conservation of older neighborhoods
- To educate the public about the historical, architectural and cultural heritage of Kansas City’s built environment
- To provide opportunities for the public to be actively involved in historic preservation
We would like to thank and recognize all of our Heritage Partners: Earl and Joan Adam, Pete and Julie Browne, Willie Dugan, Joyce Holland, Lucinda Rice-Petrie, Steve and Linda Taylor, and Michael Schaadt.
