Longview Farm, Greenhouses, Lees Summit, Jackson County, MO

Significance: Although not originally intended to be profit-making, the greenhouses became one of the more profitable activities of Longview Farm. In 1914, two greenhouses were built to supply flowers and shrubbery for Longview and Long's townhouse in Kansas City. The greenhouses sold flowers to visitors and soon began supplying them to a wholesaler in Kansas City. More greenhouses were added as business thrived. The greenhouses grew commercial varieties of flowers such as roses, carnations, gardenias, and camellias.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-32
Survey number: HABS MO-1222-25
Building/structure dates: ca. 1916 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1940 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after 1960 Subsequent Work