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Campbell Dome House

Historic American Buildings Survey in KansasHouses completed in 1968Houses in Johnson County, KansasHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in KansasNational Register of Historic Places in Johnson County, Kansas
Campbell Dome House built by Bob D. Campbell in 1967
Campbell Dome House built by Bob D. Campbell in 1967

The Campbell Dome House is a historic, mid-century modern home located at 8126 Hamilton Drive in Overland Park, Kansas. Bob D. Campbell, a civil engineer, wanted to design a residence beneath a dome for his family, who were originally from South Texas, so that they could enjoy the "outdoors" all year. Campbell chose to use a Schwedler dome, which consists of meridional ribs connected to a number of horizontal polygonal rings, to accomplish this. He believed that incorporating domes into home design offered significant advantages and that the design represented the future of architecture as domes offered more space while using less material. Construction on the home began in 1967 and was finished in 1968.The 80-foot-diameter dome covers a U-shaped three-bedroom house that opens to a covered south-facing tropical courtyard with a 25-foot rubber tree, an in-ground pool, and banana and avocado trees. Campbell and his wife left the home to their children after they passed, who turned the dome into an event space. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 2022.

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Campbell Dome House
Hamilton Drive, Overland Park

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66204 Overland Park
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Campbell Dome House built by Bob D. Campbell in 1967
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Metcalf South Shopping Center
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Metcalf South Shopping Center was a shopping mall in Overland Park, Kansas. It opened in 1967, near a large, unique department store called the French Market, which later became a strip mall anchored by Kmart and Hancock Fabrics (the Kmart closed in late 2013 and Hancock announced a move in early 2014). The Metcalf South mall itself originally featured two main floors of retail space, although later a third floor of retail space was added, which in recent years became home to office space. It featured two anchor stores (Sears and the Jones Store Company), later taken over by Macy's. Sears and the Glenwood Arts movie theater remained open in later years, while Macy's announced the closure of its Metcalf South store in January 2014.After more than a decade of decline that left Metcalf South a dead mall, the property was purchased in February 2014 by Lane4 Property Group and The Kroenke Group, and the owner of Lane4 stated it is likely the mall will be razed. On September 19, 2014, Metcalf South Mall closed. The movie theater closed on January 25, 2015. In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Metcalf South Shopping Center, into Seritage Growth Properties.Demolition of the Metcalf South Mall (except for Sears) began on April 21, 2017. Sears started the Store Closing sale on June 30, 2017 and closed September 17, 2017. As of July 2019, a brand new Lowe's occupies the space that Glenwood Arts and Macy's held at Metcalf South Mall. The old Sears store, however, is still standing. A new ice cream parlor Andy's Frozen Custard opened in July of 2019. In 2020 construction on Longhorn Steakhouse began. In Early 2021 Longhorn Stakehouse opened to the public the same year Everest Bank completed construction. New construction on an unknown business