What makes Hyde Park so special?
Hyde Park is built on land that once was a watering hole for pioneers on the Santa Fe Trail, and wagons circled for a night´s stay near Gleed Terrace and Charlotte Street. In the 1890´s the first homes were constructed. The architecture varies immensely to include styles such as Victorian, Colonial Revivals, Craftsman, Prairie, Kansas City “shirtwaist”, Shingle, and Bungalow. A number of the houses were designed by Kansas City”s most prominent architects. From the turn of the century until World War II, a Hyde Park address marked wealth and prestige. Some of the City´s most influential residents lived in Hyde Park. As a well-preserved, turn-of-the-century neighborhood, Hyde Park contains 4 districts on the Kansas City and/or National Register of Historic Places as well as 7 individual buildings. In addition parts of Kansas City”s famous parks and boulevard system designed by George E. Kessler are in Hyde Park.
