William Chick Scarritt House

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William Chick Scarritt House
William Chick Scarritt House.jpg
The William Chick Scarritt House in 2015
Location Scarrit Renaissance, Kansas City, Missouri, US
Built1888
Architect John Wellborn Root
Architectural style Châteauesque
Restored2017
NRHP reference No. 78001661
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1976

The William Chick Scarritt House at 3240 Norledge Avenue, is a historic house in Scarritt Renaissance, Kansas City, Missouri.

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History

The William Chick Scarritt House was designed in 1888 by John Wellborn Root in a Châteauesque style. [1] It was built for lawyer William Chick Scarritt, [2] grandson of William Miles Chick, son of Nathan Scarritt, and father of Dorothy McKibbin. [3] William was the police commissioner of Kansas City from 1896 to 1897, and president of the Board of Park Commissioners in 1922. [4]

It was a nursing home from the 1940s to the 2000s. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1976. [5] It was added to the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1983. [2]

The house was renovated in 2012. In the morning of September 12, 2016, the house caught fire. [6] [7] [8] [9] In 2017, neighbors of the mansion helped rebuild it. [10]

The house is two stories with a basement. It has a limestone foundation, brownstone walls, and a hip roof. [5] [7]

3240 Norledge Avenue 3240 Norledge Ave ( The William Chick Scarritt residence is a fine example of Chateauesque style. Year b. 1888, architect - John Wellborn Root of Chicago, 6841 Sq. Ft, 8 Bed., 4 Bath) - panoramio.jpg
3240 Norledge Avenue

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References

  1. ↑ Flener, Matt (September 20, 2016). "Neighborhood hopes historic KC mansion can rebound after fire". KMBC. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "William Chick Scarritt Residence". Kansas City Public Library . Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ Steeper, Nancy Cook (2003). Gatekeeper to Los Alamos: Dorothy Scarritt McKibbin. Los Alamos, N.M: Los Alamos Historical Society. pp. 13–14. ISBN   978-0-941232-30-2.
  4. ↑ Steeper, Nancy Cook (2003). Gatekeeper to Los Alamos: Dorothy Scarritt McKibbin. Los Alamos Historical Society. pp. 9–10. ISBN   978-0-941232-30-2.
  5. 1 2 "NATIONAL REGISTER OF IDSTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM" (PDF). National Park Service . March 1976. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ Cronkleton, Robert A. (September 19, 2016). "Fire heavily damages historic William Chick Scarritt home in Northeast KC". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Historic Scarritt Mansion destroyed by fire". KMBC. September 19, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ admin (September 19, 2016). "Fire devastates historic Northeast mansion". Northeast News. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Fire breaks out at historic home in northeast KC". KSHB 41 Kansas City News. September 19, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Neighbors Help Rebuild Iconic Scarritt House In Historic Northeast Kansas City". KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR. June 30, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
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