Strawberry Hill (Kansas City, Kansas)
Strawberry Hill is a Kansas City, Kansas neighborhood on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. It is now a mainly South Slavic community.
Strawberry Hill was previously known as Splitlog Hill, after Mathias Splitlog, a wealthy Indian mill owner who purchased the area and built a mansion on it in 1870.[1] He later sold parcels to the Catholic church and to railroad interests.[2]
After the area was subdivided, the new Strawberry Field neighborhood was established in the late 19th century Immigrants from Croatia and Slovenia found a home along the river's hillside. They built a community where people could worship, celebrate and prosper while maintaining their distinct Slavic heritage.
The neighborhood is bordered by I-70, 7th St, Central and Minnesota.
[edit] References
- ^ "Save This Old House". This Old House. January-February 2010.
- ^ "Engineer's ideas ahead of time". The Kansas City, Kansan: p. 4B. 3 August 1986. http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/KSCOLL/lochist/thennow/TN67.htm.
[edit] External links
- Strawberry Hill Neighborhood Association, hosted by the SHNA
- Community Life in Strawberry Hill, from a Library of Congress website
- Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center
Coordinates: 39°06′46″N 94°37′08″W / 39.1129°N 94.6189°W
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