The Historic Preservation Commission will have a public meeting on

Monday, November 28, 2011* at 6:00p.m. in the

Council Committee Conference Room in

City Hall, 220 SE Green Street.

Click here for: Agenda

(Please note that agendas will be posted no later than the Friday before the meeting.)

*The November meeting has been pushed back to the fourth Monday in November to accomodate meeting conflicts.

If you have any questions please contact Christopher Hughey in the

Planning and Development Department at (816) 969-1603.

Benefits of Historic Preservation Presentation

by Nationally Recognized Consultant

July 18th at 5:30 p.m. in Lee’s Summit City Hall

The City of Lee’s Summit and the Lee’s Summit Historic Preservation Commission will be hosting a public meeting on Monday, July 18th to present Lee’s Summit citizens an educational opportunity about the National Register of Historic Places, general principles and benefits of historic preservation, and an update on proposed National Register historic districts west of downtown Lee’s Summit.  David Taylor, Principal of Taylor & Taylor Associates (taylorandtaylorassociates.com) will make a presentation at 5:30 p.m. in the Strother Conference Room at the Lee’s Summit City Hall, 220 SE Green Street, followed by a meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission at 6:30 p.m.

This presentation is part of a project sponsored by the City involving nominations of historic residential neighborhoods to the National Register of Historic Places on the west side of downtown Lee’s Summit.  Among these nominations are the Bayles Addition and small clusters of historic properties near the intersections of SW 3rd and SW Madison Streets and SW 4th and SW Market Streets (map). The project is partially funded by a grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Click here for the press release.

May Preservation Month 2011

On April 21st, the City proclaimed May as "May Preservation Month" in association with the National Trust for Historic Preservation (www.preservationnation.org). In honor of "May Preservation Month," the City's Historic Preservation Commission is hosting two events.

The first event is the annual Strawberry Lawn Fete on Sunday, May 15th from 2 - 4p.m.  At this event, the HPC will dedicate the historic R. H. Marquette building in downtown Lee's Summit with a bronze building plaque.  The plaque will be placed near the entry of Red Door Wine store with a reception afterwards at the neighboring A Thyme for Everything.

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The second event will be a theatrical presentation titled "Forget Not These Days" at the Lee's Summit North High School Performing Arts Center on Sunday, May 21st at 7p.m.

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click here for press release

Special Thanks to our sponsors, volunteers, & contributors of these events:

City of Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit Historic Preservation Commission, Lee's Summit Historical Society, Lee's Summit North High School faculty and students, Lone Jack Historical Society, The Examiner, Bank of Lee's Summit, Wide Awake Films, Summit East Plaza Apartments

City receives Historic Preservation Grant:

The City has been awarded a Historic Preservation Grant from the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office - Department of Natural Resources to nominate 3 historic residential districts and 1 single property nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.  The click here for a map that shows the preliminary boundaries for these nominations (this a large file and may take a few moments to load).  These areas are being proposed for their age, architectural character, and highlight a development change in the layout of Lee's Summit.  Notably District C is a grouping of Post W.W.II ranch style homes and will be one of the first such districts in the State of Missouri.