Strawberry Hill (Kansas City, Kansas)

Between 1900 and 1913, Strawberry Hill had significant growth with a new wave of Slavs emigrating from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Russia.

In 1919, in response to the influx of orphaned children, the church of St. John the Baptist and the Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King purchased the Cruise-Scroggs manor near the parish and converted it into an orphanage.

[4] In 1957, 219 homes and four streets in Strawberry Hill—roughly one third of the neighborhood—were claimed through eminent domain and bulldozed to clear a path for Interstate 70, compelling many residents to leave the neighborhood.

In the early 1990s, the breakup of Yugoslavia brought a small wave of Yugoslav immigrants to the area, primarily Croats and Bosniaks.

Strawberry Hill has had increased interest in recent years, due to its proximity to downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and because of its relatively inexpensive housing stock.