Longview Farm, Boarding House, Lees Summit, Jackson County, MO
Summary
Significance: Commonly called the hotel, served as the principal residence for single men working on the farm. Three meals a day were provided for the men who lived in other locations on the farm as well as for those who lived here. Hot and cold running water and other amenities were part of the Long's plan to provide good accommodations to insure his employee's loyalty.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-39, FN-40
Survey number: HABS MO-1222-33
Building/structure dates: ca. 1914 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1914
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Hoit, Henry F
Jandoli, Liz, researcher
Location
Lees Summit, 38.91084, -94.38217
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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