Judge Louis Gates House

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Judge Louis Gates House
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The house in 2021
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Location4146 Cambridge St., Kansas City, Kansas
Coordinates 39°3′6″N94°36′31″W / 39.05167°N 94.60861°W / 39.05167; -94.60861
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1923
Architect Clarence Shepard
Architectural style Prairie School
NRHP reference No. 80001477 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

The Judge Louis R. Gates House is located at 4146 Cambridge Street in Kansas City, Kansas. Clarence E. Shepard was the architect of this example of a Prairie School residence. It was placed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places on July 3, 1979, and on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980. It was designated a Kansas City Historic Landmark on August 26, 1982.

It is a two-story Prairie School house with a hipped roof, wide eaves, and a side entrance porch. The main portion is 25 by 38 feet (7.6 m × 11.6 m) in plan; a 7 by 15 feet (2.1 m × 4.6 m) one-story extension to the rear holds a breakfast room and a rear entrance. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Julle A. Wortman; Dale N1mz (October 1, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Judge Louis R. Gates House". National Park Service . Retrieved December 22, 2017. With three photos from 1979.