National Register of Historic Places

Woodneath

Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri
Listed
February 17, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78001640

About this property

Woodneath, also known as the Elbridge Arnold Homestead, is a historic farmhouse located in Kansas City, Missouri that was occupied by the Arnold, Moore, and Crouch families between 1855 and the late 1970s. It was named "Woodneath" after the abundant oak, pine, and sugar maples on the property, and many of those tree varieties are still present on the property today. The farmhouse and surrounding property are good examples of the agrarian lifestyle common in Clay County, Missouri during this time period. The property is currently adjacent to the Woodneath Farms neighborhood, named for the farmhouse. The farmhouse is one of the oldest antebellum structures in Kansas City and remains an important surviving example of a brick, Greek Revival style farmhouse. Crouch descendants owned Woodneath until they sold it, and 33 acres surrounding the home, to Mid-Continent Public Library in 2008. In June 2013 the Mid-Continent Public Library system constructed a new state of the art Woodneath Branch around, and attached to, the historic home. Mid-Continent has plans to repurpose the Woodneath home as the Woodneath Story Center, using the different rooms of the home as different story centers. Woodneath was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Location

8900 NE Flintlock Rd.
Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri
39.25360, -94.46823

Categories

AGRICULTUREEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Woodneath listed on the National Register?

Woodneath was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Woodneath?

Woodneath is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Woodneath?

The period of significance for Woodneath is recorded as the industrial era.

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