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Westheight Manor District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

From the record

One of 47 National Register listings published here for Wyandotte County · listed in 1975 · category: District.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Fires near this property

181 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Westheight Manor District between 2007 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined114
Smoking17
Arson/incendiarism15
Debris and open burning10
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Fireworks4
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
29 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service24406
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyandotte County23456
27 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreKansas Forest Service5021337
20 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service23511
2 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWyandotte County21119
14 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreKansas Forest Service22956

Every fire recorded in Wyandotte County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Westheight Manor District: 27 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Perlite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lite Weight Products Perlite PlantPerliteProducer
Unknown-Ls and ShaleClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
Unknown ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown ClayClayPast Producer
Builders #1 Dredge & PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Muncie Creek Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown-S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown-S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Doarn Quarry and Brick YardStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Wyandotte County

Storms near this property

60 of 106 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kansas City, the town this property stands in, in 106 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 48 thunderstorm wind, 36 hail, 17 flash flood, 4 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 1998Flash FloodKansas City$2,000,000no account filed
August 2004Flash FloodKansas City$500,0004 to 6 inches across the area produced the worst flooding since 1998. Numerous water rescues were needed. Numerous businesses and homes had water damage.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindKansas City$500,000Thunderstorm winds broke power poles and downed trees into power lines knocking out power to over 26,000 homes. Damages were estimated to be around $100,000.
March 2006HailKansas City$100,000no account filed
May 2000HailKansas City$50,000An isolated thunderstorm tracked south-southeast across the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro area. Hail from quarter to golfball size was reported, and numerous vehicles were damaged at an automobile dealership in Kansas City, Kansas.
March 2006HailKansas City$50,000no account filed
July 2008Flash FloodKansas City$30,000One to two feet of water was reported over roads, between 14th and 20th Streets on Washington Avenue. Several vehicles were reported submerged with water rescues needed.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindKansas City$25,000Roofs torn off 2 homes and church suffered wind damage
August 2004Thunderstorm WindKansas City$25,00040 foot construction trailer destroyed at 118th and Parallel. Trees also downed.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindKansas City$20,000Strong winds knocked a tree down onto a Home at 14th street and Ohio Avenue.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindKansas City$10,000Tree fell on house and damaged roof. Garage door blown in. Numerous trees and power lines down.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindKansas City$3,000Numerous trees blown down from thunderstorm winds.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindKansas City$3,000A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 60 mph in Kansas City along Interstate 435 just north of the Kansas River. Tree limbs were downed, knocking out power to about 100 customers.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindKansas City$2,000Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds and torrential rainfall in the Kansas City area. Some trees were downed, and several roads were closed and under water across the southern part of the county.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindKansas City$1,000Trees and power lines down between 16th and Kansas Avenue and 8th Avenue.
April 2026HailKansas City-Quarter sized hail in Kansas City KS.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed trees at a residence near Everett Avenue.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Semi blown over on I-635 near Parallel Parkway.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed wires near Greeley Avenue.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed tree and wires near Cleveland Avenue.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed tree and wires near 17th Street and Interstate 70.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed tree and wires near Osage Avenue.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed trees near Leavenworth Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed trees and wires near Troup Avenue near Interstate 635.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed wires on Orville Ave.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed tree limbs and wires near 30th Street.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed wires near Greeley Avenue.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Social media report of a large tree down at a residence.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed tree limb and wires near Orville Avenue.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Social media report of a large tree down onto a house. Time and location estimated from radar.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed power lines and power outages in Kansas City, Kansas.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed power lines and power outages in Kansas City, Kansas.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Wind damage reported to a residence in Kansas City, KS.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed trees and wires near Tenny Avenue.
March 2024HailKansas City-Golf ball sized hail reported in Strawberry Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, KS.
May 2024HailKansas City-Quarter size hail was reported in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Downed tree and wires near Greeley Avenue.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph in Kansas City, Kansas.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Several tree limbs up to 12 inches in diameter were down in Kansas City, Kansas.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Large trees of unknown size or condition were blocking area roads after strong thunderstorm winds came through the area. Nearby damage of homes and estimated wind speed of 80 mph were used to estimate the wind in this area.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Trained spotter in Kansas City, Kansas reported a 60-70 mph wind gust near 18th Street and I-70.
May 2016HailKansas City-This report was gathered via social media.
May 2016HailKansas City-This report was gathered via social media.
May 2016FloodKansas City-The intersection of 12th and Miami in Kansas City, Kansas had some significant flooding.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Large oak trees were snapped. Report was received via social media.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindKansas City-A tree was blown down onto a power line.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindKansas City-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph, around Interstate 435 and State Avenue.
July 2008Flash FloodKansas City-Fire department had to perform water rescues with 4 cars, around 15th Street and Washington Street.
May 2007FloodKansas City-The Kansas River at the 23rd Street Bridge crested at 40.96 feet, or 7.96 feet above flood stage.
May 2007FloodKansas City-The Kansas River at the Turner Bridge crested at 43.45 feet, or 2.45 feet above flood stage.
May 2007Flash FloodKansas City-Six inches of water on several streets near Interstate 35 and 18th Street due to the heavy rains.
August 2006Flash FloodKansas City-Flooding at the intersection of 31st and Southwest Boulevard.
May 2005Flash FloodKansas City-Flooding in the Armourdale area closed roads from around 11 pm to 1 am.
May 2004Flash FloodKansas City-Heavy rains caused Southwest Blvd. to be closed due to high water. Also the east side of 7th Street was closed.
May 2004Flash FloodKansas City-Water covered 22nd St. and Shawnee Dr...Cheyenne St. and 10th St...and also Baltimore Street.
July 2004Flash FloodKansas City-Several street closed due to flooding from heavy rains.
August 2004Flash FloodKansas City-I-635 at the intersection of I-70 remains closed due to flash flooding.
August 2004Flash FloodKansas City-Water closed State Highway K32 and the intersection of 42nd Street and Kansas Avenue.
August 2004Flash FloodKansas City-Interstate 635 closed near Interstate 70 due to high water over the roadway.
June 2003Heavy RainKansas City-Minor street flooding around Turkey Creek due to heavy rains.

Every storm recorded in Wyandotte County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Westheight Manor Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.1 miles1982
Wyandotte High School0.4 miles1986
Granada Theater0.9 miles2005
Lowell Elementary School1.0 miles2008
St. Augustine Hall1.1 miles1971
Kansas City, Kansas High School Gymnasium and Laboratory1.1 miles2012

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 75000729 in Record Group 79.
Wyandotte CountyAll 47 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.