The Tom Pendergast House is a historic residence located at 5650 Ward Parkway in the Country Club District in Kansas City, Missouri.

[1] The Thomas J. Pendergast house is a modified design of the French Provincial architectural style.

The house at 5650 Ward Parkway is one of the best known in Kansas City, because it was home to political boss Tom Pendergast.

[3] Pendergast's political machine is well known for the corruption that took place while it controlled Kansas City.

The Pendergast machine bribed police and city leaders to turn a blind eye toward alcohol and gambling laws during the 1920s and 1930s.