National Register of Historic Places

Four Gates Farm

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Listed
July 14, 1991
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
83004871

About this property

The Four Gates Farm, also known as Oak Hill Farm, is a historic home and national historic district located at 13001 Little Blue Rd. in Kansas City, Missouri. The district encompasses two contributing buildings and four contributing structures. The main house was designed by architect Mary Rockwell Hook in 1925, and is a three-story brick and rubble masonry dwelling. It consists of a rectangular main section with flanking wings and features decks, balconies, projecting one-story porches, and an engaged conical roof over a doorway. Other contributing resources are a small stone farmhouse, a free standing conical roofed stone tower, and three stone outbuildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Location

13001 Little Blue Rd.
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
38.99840, -94.42934
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Four Gates Farm listed on the National Register?

Four Gates Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Four Gates Farm?

Four Gates Farm is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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