Posted on Jul 23, 2022
Kansas City moving forward with plan to turn Satchel Paige's home into a museum
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Plans to turn the Kansas City home of baseball legend Satchel Paige into a museum with office and event space are official, after the Kansas City Council voted last week to rezone the lot into an urban redevelopment district.
“We want this to be a place where the community sees … they're welcome and they want to show it off,” said Vincent Gauthier, managing director of Pitch Perfect KC, a company developing the property for the Leroy Satchel Paige Home Corp. nonprofit.
Kansas City, Missouri, issued a request for proposals last year asking for individuals or organizations to pitch ideas for the house’s redevelopment. Pitch Perfect KC’s plans were ultimately chosen.
Gauthier said the project could break ground this fall and the restoration should take about two years to finish, at a cost of $3.5 million.
But the redevelopment is not just about baseball, he added.
“We want this to be a place where the community sees … they're welcome and they want to show it off,” said Vincent Gauthier, managing director of Pitch Perfect KC, a company developing the property for the Leroy Satchel Paige Home Corp. nonprofit.
Kansas City, Missouri, issued a request for proposals last year asking for individuals or organizations to pitch ideas for the house’s redevelopment. Pitch Perfect KC’s plans were ultimately chosen.
Gauthier said the project could break ground this fall and the restoration should take about two years to finish, at a cost of $3.5 million.
But the redevelopment is not just about baseball, he added.
Kansas City moving forward with plan to turn Satchel Paige's home into a museum
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..."Santa Fe Area Council President Marquita Taylor said she’s happy for the project to officially get underway, but noted there are still funds needed to accomplish the nonprofit’s vision.
Taylor said she wants to see small businesses use space in the home, and is looking forward to seeing the first floor redeveloped as a museum. She also hopes the change will help the neighborhood feel more historic.
“What we want to do is to, certainly, think back to what the neighborhoods looked like back then,” she said. “We've talked about this for years and years, we have been able to place our input, so this is our hope.”
But for Taylor, the most important part of this restoration concerns Paige’s daughters.
“They are very open with conversations about what it was like and how they lived and how proud they are of their dad, “ she said. “It’s beautiful to sit and watch them and listen to them talk about it. All of that information we hope to have for visitors who come here.”
..."Santa Fe Area Council President Marquita Taylor said she’s happy for the project to officially get underway, but noted there are still funds needed to accomplish the nonprofit’s vision.
Taylor said she wants to see small businesses use space in the home, and is looking forward to seeing the first floor redeveloped as a museum. She also hopes the change will help the neighborhood feel more historic.
“What we want to do is to, certainly, think back to what the neighborhoods looked like back then,” she said. “We've talked about this for years and years, we have been able to place our input, so this is our hope.”
But for Taylor, the most important part of this restoration concerns Paige’s daughters.
“They are very open with conversations about what it was like and how they lived and how proud they are of their dad, “ she said. “It’s beautiful to sit and watch them and listen to them talk about it. All of that information we hope to have for visitors who come here.”
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