The Historic H.W. Gates Funeral Home
A family-run funeral home for three generations
On July 6, 2010, the historic H.W. Gates Funeral Home was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It’s a historic landmark in Kansas City Kansas. This building is located at 1901 Olathe Boulevard. It was established by Horatio W. and Mary Gates in the mid-1890s.
In 1980, the house experienced many changes when it was converted to a residential facility for the Ronald McDonald Charities. It’s also currently listed as housing apartments on the Zillow and Trulia real estate websites (pictures included).
As one of the first licensed embalmers in the state, the Gates built this funeral home in 1922. The architectural style is Neoclassical. The architect was Fred S. Wilson. Besides housing their business, this two-and-a-half-story building was also their family home. Three generations of the Gates family ran the funeral home for nearly 100 years in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
This building has a stone foundation and stucco walls. There is a two-story front porch with columns and it faces north. The east side of the building has a Palladian window. Behind the house is a paved parking lot.
