Walt Disney Residence and Garage

  • Also Known As: Booker T Youngel Residence

  • Address: 3028 Bellefontaine Ave
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

The Walt Disney Residence and Garage in Kansas City, Missouri is significant for its association as the adolescent home and studio of internationally renowned motion picture producer and film animator Walt Disney, during his residence in Kansas City from circa 1914-1917, 1919-1921. The Disney residence, erected in 1905 and designed in the Builder's Vernacular style, was acquired by Walt Disney's parents, Elias and Flora Disney, in circa 1914. It served as home for various members of the Disney family until November, 1921. The garage, erected in 1917 by Elias Disney, served as a makeshift studio for Walt Disney from 1919-1921. Within this studio, Disney "experimented with incandescent lights called 'inkies' until he achieved the best exposures for his drawings", and it is strongly believed that it was here Disney was inspired to create one of the greatest characters in film animation, Mickey Mouse. These early cartoon efforts by Disney would contribute to the refinement in subject matter and technological advances of his later award-winning films and animations. - NRHP Nomination

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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1905/00/00 Home built
1914/00/00 Elias Disney Home Disney home 1914 - 1921
1917/00/00 Elias Disney Architect Elias Disney builds a garage
1921/00/00 Walt Disney Home Home of Walt Disney 1914-1917 and 1919-1921

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Particulars for Walt Disney Residence and Garage:
Area of Significance Art
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Communications
Area of Significance Invention
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 78001654
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Disney,Elias
Architectural Style: No style listed
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Art, Communications, Social history, Invention
Applicable Criteria: Person
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1905
Associated People: Disney,Walter Elias
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Secondary structure
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling Secondary structure

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