Longview Farm 

Farm Facts-1916

  • Nearly sixty stucco buildings with red tile roofs

  • 2,000 Italian workers lived in tents while building the foundations and sewer system

  • 1,780 acres

  • 7 miles macadamized roads

  • 25 miles white wooden fence without nails or bolts

  • Mansion just under 22,000 sq. feet

  • Chapel with one room schoolroom

  • Log Grandstand and Clubhouse

  • 3 large horse barns

  • Power house with underground wiring throughout farm

  • Own telephone (underground wiring) and water systems

  • Hotel/Boarding House

  • Summer Camp for inner-city women and children called “baby camp” or “tent city”

  • 61 Saddle Horses

  • 44 Harness Horses

  • 16 Percheron horses

  • 29 colts

  • 29 Mules

  • 232 Jersey milk cows

  • 375 Duroc Jersey hogs

  • 175+ employees
Longview Farm Picture Gallery.
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For a brief text overview for this Longview Farm Picture Gallery
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“The Longview We Remember.”
Entrance arch on road from farm to Lee’s Summit
Entrance arch on road from farm to Lee’s Summit		 Private Entrance at North Side Longview Residence
Private Entrance at North Side Longview Residence		 Another Northeast View - Longview Residence
Another Northeast View - Longview Residence
Sunken Garden at North Side Longview Residence
Sunken Garden at North Side Longview Residence		 West and South View - Longview Residence
West and South View - Longview Residence		 Tennis Court
Tennis Court
North View - Pergola
North View - Pergola		 North View Pergola showing lily ponds
North View Pergola showing lily ponds		 South View - Pergola
South View - Pergola
Main Entrance and Gate Lodge
Main Entrance and Gate Lodge		 Gate No. 2 and Lodge
Gate No. 2 and Lodge		 Club House and Grand Stand
Club House and
Grand Stand
Church & Schoolhouse
Church & Schoolhouse		 Office
Office		 Residence of H. C. Spencer, Asst. Gen. Mgr.
Residence of
H. C. Spencer,
Asst. Gen. Mgr.
Interior of Church
Interior of Church		 A Drive on Longview Farm
A Drive on Longview Farm		 Hotel on Longview Farm
Hotel on Longview Farm
Residence of C. J. Tucker, Gen. Mgr.
Residence of
C. J. Tucker, Gen. Mgr.		 A Duplex Residence at Longview Farm
A Duplex Residence at Longview Farm		 Residence of J. T. Hook, Mgr. Saddle Horse Dept.
Residence of
J. T. Hook, Mgr. Saddle Horse Dept.
For a brief text overview for this Longview Farm Picture Gallery
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“The Longview We Remember.”
Residence of F. W. Barber, Mgr. Jersey Cattle Dept.
Residence of
F. W. Barber, Mgr. Jersey Cattle Dept.		 Tenant Houses on Longview Farm
Tenant Houses on Longview Farm		 Arena - Show Horse Barn
Arena - Show Horse Barn
East Front Draft Horse Barn
East Front Draft Horse Barn		 Saddle Horse Barn
Saddle Horse Barn		 East view - Show Horse Barn
East view - Show Horse Barn
Hospital Barn
Hospital Barn		 Broodmare Barn
Broodmare Barn		 Another Broodmare Barn
Another Broodmare Barn
Milk House and Dairy Group
Milk House and
Dairy Group		 Another view of Milk House and Dairy Barn
Another view of Milk House and Dairy Barn		 Interior Barn - Dairy Group
Interior Barn - Dairy Group
Ice Plant at Longview Farm
Ice Plant at Longview Farm		 Bottling Room - Dairy Group
Bottling Room - Dairy Group		 Another Interior View - Dairy Group
Another Interior View - Dairy Group
Hog Barn
Hog Barn		 Southeast View - Hog Barn
Southeast View - Hog Barn		 Greenhouse
Greenhouse
For a brief text overview for this Longview Farm Picture Gallery
page, CLICK HERE for the INTRODUCTION to the book
“The Longview We Remember.”
Garage & Power House
Garage & Power House		 Calf and Shelter Barn
Calf and Shelter Barn		 Driving Track
Driving Track
Horse Show at Bankers Convention - Sept. 27, 1916
Horse Show at Bankers Convention - Sept. 27, 1916		 Entertaining 4,000 delegates to the American Bankers Assn. Sept. 27th, 1916 Lunch Time.
Entertaining 4,000 delegates to the American Bankers Assn. Sept. 27th, 1916 Lunch Time.		 Bankers Convention Sept. 27th, 1916 horseshow. 1,500 automobiles are parked in back-ground.
Bankers Convention Sept. 27th, 1916
horseshow.
1,500 automobiles
are parked in
back-ground.
First Horse Sale at Farm - Oct. 31st, 1916 - Arena Show Horse Barn
First Horse Sale at Farm - Oct. 31st, 1916 - Arena Show Horse Barn		 Hoo Hoo, Shoo Shoo and Loula at City Stable
Hoo Hoo, Shoo Shoo and Loula at City Stable		 West Sun Porch
West Sun Porch
Loula Riding by their City Stable
Loula Riding by their City Stable		 Four-in-Hand with Loula -- Revelation, right front
Four-in-Hand with Loula
Revelation, right front		 Off for a drive with Revelation at the City Stable
Off for a drive with Revelation at the City Stable
Reception Hall in the Big House
Reception Hall in the Big House		 South Sun Porch
South Sun Porch		 Raleigh’s Oxford Thistle Grand Champion 1925 at National Dairy Show
Raleigh’s Oxford Thistle Grand Champion 1925 at National Dairy Show
  Loula and Bostons at the National Western Stock Show
 Loula and Bostons at the National Western Stock Show		  
For a brief text overview for this Longview Farm Picture Gallery
page, CLICK HERE for the INTRODUCTION to the book
“The Longview We Remember.”