Tiffany Castle is a landmark home in the historic
Pendleton Heights
Pendleton Heights is a historic neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It is near the downtown highway loop, between Paseo and Chestnut Trafficway to the west and east, and Independence Avenue and Cliff Drive to the south and nort ...
neighborhood in
Kansas City
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...
,
Jackson County,
Missouri
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, United States. It was built in 1909 as the home of
Flavel B. Tiffany
Tiffany Springs is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It was founded by Flavel B. Tiffany in 1891 as Artesian Springs, intended to compete with Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
History
Flavel B. Tiffany was ...
, who later founded the
Tiffany Springs neighborhood of Kansas City. The
Tudor architecture
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castle sits on the bluffs overlooking the East Bottoms and the
Missouri River below, and can be seen for miles.
History
Tiffany Castle is named after its builder and first owner, Dr. Flavel B. Tiffany. He was one of the first and most prolific
ophthalmologist
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An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Followin ...
s of Kansas City, living on Millionaire Row
on
Troost Avenue
Troost Avenue is one of the major streets in Kansas City, Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is 10.7 miles long, from the north point at 4th Street to the south point at Bannister Road.
History
The street is named after the first ...
. He had traveled England and Scotland, and loved the
Tudor architecture
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of Medieval architecture in England and Wales, during the Tudor period (1485–1603) and even beyond, and also the tentative introduction of Renaissance architecture to Britain. It fo ...
of castles, so he wanted to build one of his own at 100 Garfield Ave in Kansas City. Its floors and roof are made of reinforced concrete, with walls of solid stone from a quarry at 2nd and Lydia.
It was completed in 1908, at and a cost of .
It sits on the bluffs at the edge of Northeast area of Kansas City, overlooking the East Bottoms and the
Missouri River below, and can be seen for miles.
Tiffany's major real estate endeavor was the founding of the town of
Tiffany Springs, which he intended to become a major spa resort to rival the successful
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Excelsior Springs is a city in Clay County, Missouri, Clay and Ray County, Missouri, Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 10,553 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...
. In the late 1880s, he bought 1,100 acres in central Platte County which includes an
Artesian aquifer
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. His plans were not substantially realized, so the city of Kansas City, Missouri eventually annexed most of this land, much of which became the
Kansas City International Airport
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.
Tiffany Springs is now a neighborhood of Kansas City.
The home has been sold eight times since, most recently listed in 2015 for ,
and is part of the neighborhood's tradition of historical Christmas tours.
See also
*
City workhouse castle
City workhouse castle (Vine Street workhouse castle, Brant Castle) is a city historical register site located at 2001 Vine Street in Kansas City, Missouri. This is within the 18th and Vine Jazz District, which has been referred to as America's t ...
, the other castle in Kansas City
*
List of points of interest in Kansas City, Missouri
The list of points of interest in Kansas City, Missouri includes businesses, museums, historical monuments, and theme parks.
Arts
*American Jazz Museum, in the 18th and Vine Historic District
* Community Christian Church, designed by Frank Ll ...
References
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Buildings and structures in Kansas City, Missouri