Tiffany Castle Explained

Type:Residence
Location:100 Garfield Ave, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Elevation:[1]
Built For:Flavel B. Tiffany
Original Use:Residence
Current Use:Residence
Architect:Clifton C. Sloan
Architecture:Tudor architecture

Tiffany Castle is a landmark home in the historic Pendleton Heights neighborhood in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States. It was built in 1909 as the home of ophthalmologist Flavel Tiffany, who later founded the Tiffany Springs neighborhood of Kansas City. The Tudor architecture 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 the most prolific of the first ophthalmologists in Kansas City, Missouri, living on Troost Avenue's "Millionaire Row" between 26th and 32nd streets.[2] [3] He had traveled England and Scotland, and loved the Tudor architecture of castles, so he wanted to build one 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.[4] It was completed in 1908, at and for more than .[5] It is on the bluffs at the edge of Historic Northeast Kansas City, overlooking the East Bottoms and the Missouri River below, and can be seen for miles.[4]

Tiffany's major real estate endeavor was founding the town of Tiffany Springs, which he intended to become a major spa resort to rival the successful Excelsior Springs, Missouri. In the late 1880s, he bought in central Platte County which includes an Artesian aquifer, but his plans were not substantially realized.[5] In 1962, the city of Kansas City, Missouri annexed most of this land, much of which became the Kansas City International Airport.[5] [6] Tiffany Springs is now a neighborhood of Kansas City.

The home has been sold eight times since, including in 2015 for,[7] and is part of the neighborhood's tradition of historical Christmas tours.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas City topographic map, elevation, relief. topographic-map.com.
  2. News: How Troost Became A Major Divide In Kansas City . . Briana . O'Higgins . March 27, 2014 . August 7, 2023.
  3. Web site: Dr. Flavel B. Tiffany Residence . . July 19, 2020.
  4. News: The Telegraph . Pendleton Heights Holiday Homes Tour and Artist's Market . December 5, 2019 . April 17, 2020.
  5. News: Michael . Bushnell . The Northeast's "Tiffany Castle" . October 3, 2018 . Northeast News . April 13, 2020.
  6. City Planning & Development Department, Kansas City, Missouri . Kansas City, Missouri Annexation History 1853 - 2013 . January 31, 2013 . Kansas City, Missouri . City of Kansas City, Missouri . PDF . August 11, 2023.
  7. Web site: Tiffany Castle on the market for those looking to live a fairy tale. January 8, 2015.
  8. Web site: Matt . Reeb . April 11, 2013 . KSHB . Tiffany Castle, nestled in Historic Northeast, is back on the market . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212083932/http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/local_news/tiffany-castle-nestled-in-historic-northeast-kansas-city-is-looking-for-a-new-owner . December 12, 2013 . April 13, 2020.

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