Shawnee Methodist Mission, Kansas City

Name: Shawnee Methodist Mission
Address: 3403 W 53rd St, Kansas City, 66205-2654, United States
Telephone: +1 913-262-0867

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Shawnee Methodist Mission is also referred to as the Shawnee Mission today but is most appropriately called the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor Boarding School. In July 1830, Shawnee Tribal leadership formally requested that the US government make arrangements to establish a mission on tribal lands for childhood education. Day schools were then established by several Christian denominations, with the first Methodist school established by missionaries in 1830 in Turner, Kansas to educate children of the Shawnee tribe of Native Americans who had been removed to Kansas. ()

Built: 1839 (185 years ago)Coordinates: 39°1'58"N, 94°37'28"W

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3403 W 53rd StShawnee Mission (Fairway)Kansas City 66205-2654 United States

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+1 913-262-0867

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Shawnee Methodist Mission – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kansas City Country Club, Mission Hills Country Club, Mission Woods, Roeland Park.

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Kansas City Country Club, Kansas City
22 min walk • The Kansas City Country Club was founded in 1896 in Kansas City, Missouri and today located in Mission Hills, Kansas being the wealthiest city in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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Mission Hills Country Club, Kansas City
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Area
Mission Woods, Kansas City
23 min walk • Mission Woods is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 178.
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Area
Roeland Park, Kansas City
14 min walk • Roeland Park is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,871.
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City, Area
Fairway, Kansas City
17 min walk • Fairway is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and is included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area census designation and the Shawnee Mission postal services designation. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 4,170.
0.9 miNE
Area
Westwood Hills, Kansas City
23 min walk • Westwood Hills is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 359. It is the most densely populated city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area at 6,240 people per square mile.
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Tudor Revival architecture
Wolcott House, Kansas City
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Greek Revival architecture
Seth E. Ward Homestead, Kansas City
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1.4 miNE
Neighbourhood
West Plaza, Kansas City
37 min walk • West Plaza is a neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri located just west of the Country Club Plaza district. It is an eclectic urban neighborhood of single-family housing, small apartment buildings, and storefront businesses.
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Prairie school architecture
Bernard Corrigan House, Kansas City
30 min walk • The Bernard Corrigan House is a historic residence at 1200 West 55th Street in the Country Club District, Kansas City, Missouri.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Shawnee Methodist Mission open?

Shawnee Methodist Mission is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Shawnee Methodist Mission?

Nearby attractions include Roeland Park, Kansas City (14 min walk), Fairway, Kansas City (17 min walk), Wolcott House, Kansas City (22 min walk), Mission Woods, Kansas City (23 min walk).

How to get to Shawnee Methodist Mission by public transport?

The nearest stations to Shawnee Methodist Mission:

Bus

Mission Transit Center (34 min walk)