LocationW. 10 St. & Jefferson St., Kansas City, MO 64105Council District4 |
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Park DistrictCentralYear Acquired1944 |
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Acres1.67 |
Location
Case Park is located from a point south of Ninth Street to Tenth Street on Jefferson Street. Its western boundary varies from approximately one-half block west of Jefferson near Ninth Street to one block west at Tenth. It is adjacent to West Terrace Park.
History
In 1944, George B. Case donated property for a park to the City on the condition that the park would be named Ermine Case, Jr. Park in to honor his father. Ermine Case, Jr. was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1841 and came to Kansas City in 1860s. He was a lawyer and real estate businessman and died in 1886. A few additional parcels of property were later acquired to complete this 1.67 acre park.
Construction
The construction of an off leash area is expected to be complete this fall. The off leash area will open in Spring 2017.
Nearly 200 hundred years after the area’s first fur trading post was settled on the bluffs of the Missouri River, Kansas City is preparing to honor the French pioneer Francois Chouteau who established it, and the Native Americans with whom he traded. Francois Chouteau...
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