Harrisonville in Cass County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Wayside Rest

The Robert Allison Brown House

— Circa 1850 —

Wayside Rest NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 3, 2016

1. Wayside Rest NRHP Marker

Inscription.

has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Not open to the public

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 38° 41.065′ N, 94° 23.061′ W. Marker is in Harrisonville, Missouri, in Cass County. Marker is on Prettyman Road, 1.2 miles west of Missouri Route 291, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harrisonville MO 64701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lest We Forget (approx. 2 miles away); The Burnt District Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Burnt District Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away); General Order No. 11 (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cass County (approx. 2.8 miles away); Harrisonville WWI Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); United We Stand Divided We Fall (approx. 2.8 miles away); Jennison’s Jayhawks raid Harrisonville Square (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisonville.

Regarding Wayside Rest. The home and grounds are NOT open to the public. The contributor

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had special access while leading a tour for museum staff and volunteers from across the Midwest. Please do not trespass.

Also see . . .
1. Robert A. Brown House. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on November 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. Slave Stories of Cass County, Missouri. Cass County Public Library website entry (Submitted on November 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. The Stern Visitations of War in Cass County, Missouri. Cass County Public Library website entry (Submitted on November 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Wayside Rest, the Robert A. Brown House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 3, 2016

2. Wayside Rest, the Robert A. Brown House

Wayside Rest, the Robert A. Brown House (rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 3, 2016

3. Wayside Rest, the Robert A. Brown House (rear)

Wayside Rest Slave Quarters image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 3, 2016

4. Wayside Rest Slave Quarters

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,508 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.