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Brookside, Kansas City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Brookside gathers several Kansas City neighborhoods between Ward Parkway and Troost, built around the Brookside Shopping District.
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Where to stay in Brookside
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Brookside splits its stays along two edges. The Brookside Shopping District is the walkable center, close enough to reach on foot from most of the blocks between 55th Street and Gregory, and it is the reason to give up a downtown room for one out here. Ward Parkway is the other choice.
Its side streets run past the Bernard Corrigan House and the Walter E. Bixby House, and they stay quiet after dark.
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Brookside Shopping District
The storefront blocks the rest of Brookside is laid out around, coverable end to end on foot. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Brookside Shopping DistrictQuiet nights on the Ward Parkway side of BrooksideWard Parkway edge
The western boundary, lined by the Bernard Corrigan House and its neighbours rather than shopfronts. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Ward Parkway edgeDrivers using Troost to get out into the wider cityTroost side
The eastern boundary, where Brookside hands over to the rest of Kansas City. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Troost sideHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Kansas City
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Churches & Religious Sites
1- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Landmarks & Notable Places
8- Bernard Corrigan House Heritage
- House at 5011 Sunset Drive Heritage
- House at 54 E. 53rd Terrace Heritage
- Burnette-Berry House Heritage
- Charles A. Braley House Heritage
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- Charles and Josephine Peters House Heritage
- George E. Nicholson House Heritage
- Hunter Gary House Heritage
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About Brookside
What are the main landmarks in Brookside?
The National Toy and Miniature Museum is the public draw here. Fourteen of its listed landmarks are houses. The Bernard Corrigan House, the Epperson House, the Tom Pendergast House and the Mack B. Nelson House were built as private homes and are listed as landmarks in their own right, which is why a walk through Brookside reads as a run of frontages rather than a circuit of monuments.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church breaks the pattern.
What is the history of Brookside?
Brookside's history is written in deeds rather than charters. The Charles A. Braley House, the George E. Nicholson House, the Hunter Gary House and the Burnette-Berry House each entered the landmark record on their own merits, so the district's account is the sum of separate entries rather than a single founding act. Troost marks the eastern edge.
The blocks between it and Ward Parkway hold the housing stock that the record actually names.
Where is Brookside?
Brookside runs south from 55th Street to Gregory inside Kansas City, with Ward Parkway closing its western side and Troost its eastern one.
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What is the best area to stay in Brookside?
Brookside Shopping District: Walkers who want the Brookside Shopping District at the end of their street. Ward Parkway edge: Quiet nights on the Ward Parkway side of Brookside. Troost side: Drivers using Troost to get out into the wider city.
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Updated October 2026