The Seth E. Ward Homestead, also known as Ward House or Frederick B. Campbell Residence is a historic home located in the

Country Club District The Country Club District is the name of a group of neighborhoods comprising a historic upscale residential district in Kansas City, developed by noted real estate developer J.C. Nichols. The district was developed in stages between 1906 and 1950, ...

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

. It was designed by Asa Beebe Cross and built in 1871. It is a two-story, "T"-plan, vernacular

Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...

style brick dwelling. It features a single story, full-width front

verandah A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure. Although the form ''veran ...

. It was a home of

Seth E. Ward Seth Edmund Ward (March 4, 1820 – December 9, 1903) was a trader on the California Trail, California, Oregon Trail, Oregon and Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe trails who parlayed his success into a real estate empire, some of which is part of today's Co ...

. (includes 15 photographs from 1977) It was listed on the

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in 1979.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Greek Revival houses in Missouri Houses completed in 1871 Houses in Kansas City, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Kansas City, Missouri {{KansasCityMO-NRHP-stub