Mack B. Nelson House, Residential mansion in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Mack B. Nelson House is a large residential house from the early 20th century in Kansas City, Missouri, built with a rectangular footprint and a central interior atrium lit by a movable skylight. The property also has a swimming pool with a pool house and a basketball court on the grounds.
The house was designed in 1914 by architect Henry F. Hoit for Mack Barnabas Nelson, who later became president of Long-Bell Lumber Company. It was built during a period when successful businessmen in the region were establishing large private homes on the outskirts of the city.
The house sits in the Sunset Hill neighborhood, one of the wealthier residential areas of Kansas City, where large lots and early 20th-century architecture define the streetscape. Walking past, you notice how each property along this stretch maintains a sense of scale and formality that reflects the ambitions of its original owners.
The house sits on 55th Street and can be seen from the street, though it is a private residence. A visit to the area works best as part of a walk through the Sunset Hill neighborhood, where several other houses from the same era stand nearby.
The house was designed at the same time as the Bernard Corrigan House, which stands directly across the street, and both were handled by the same architect. Having two separate commissions for neighboring families completed in parallel by the same architect was unusual even in wealthy districts like this one.
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