No Hiding KC's Hyde Park!

There’s no hiding Kansas City’s historic Hyde Park Neighborhood, nor should there be, though occupants of the original namesake subdivision might think someone did just that! Having moved to the east of the earliest version, the present day Hyde Park community is bordered to the west by both Hyde and Gilliam Parks, stretching from 31st St. to 47th St., and from Troost Avenue to Gilliam Road. Built in an area that was once a stop for wagon trains along the Santa Fe Trail, the first homes were built there over a century ago in the 1890s. The community grew in desirability and prestige through World War II as the number and variety of the homes increased. Hyde Park features a diversity of architectural styles including Bungalows, Kansas City Shirtwaists, Victorians, Colonial Revivals, and at one time boasted a country club and a nine-hole golf course. Though the area experienced its share of challenges following World War II that included the conversion of a number of the distinguished single-family residences into multi-family dwellings for use as rental properties, a full-scale revival was underway by the mid-1990s that saw many of these once beautiful homes restored to their former glory. Needless to say, an understandably impressive increase in property values followed. The most recent trend in the area is the conversion of several apartment complexes into luxury condominium communities at almost surprisingly affordable price points. Close to Crown Center, Westport, the Plaza, and with highlights including the very special Janssen Place, designations on the National Historical Register, and one of the area’s most active and close-knit neighborhood associations, there truly is no hiding Kansas City’s great Hyde Park Neighborhood!