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Wakarusa Ridge Estates

Near the intersection of 14th and Winchester, at the edge of the city limits, this cozy, figure-eight-shaped neighborhood is Eudora’s westernmost imprint ever since ground was broken here in 2001. The banks of the Wakarusa, woods, and wide-open spaces are a stone’s throw away.

Wakarusa Ridge Estates features roomy, two-story houses with a shared aesthetic, but these homes fall well short of cookiecutter. They wind along curving avenues and cul-de-sac loops. The youngest residents adventure breezily throughout the subdivision, crisscrossing well-manicured lawns to play baseball in driveways while grown-ups grill on back decks.

Plenty of green space between homes provides breathing room while still keeping the neighbor next door within hearing distance of a shouted greeting. There’s understated pride in these rows of tidy, cared-for, turn-of-the-millennium homes.

This neighborhood has one foot in the rugged rural landscape, harking back to simple, country living, while the other takes just a baby step to hop on K-10 toward Kansas City’s bustle, a half-hour’s drive away. Wakarusa Ridge Estates residents enjoy a bit of both worlds.

Meadowlark

South of K-10 and just across 2200 Road from Eudora High School, Meadowlark residents are treated to an inviting display of greenery at the community’s gateway. Maintaining the manicured landscape is a team effort that beautifies the neighborhood, increases property values, and keeps neighbors on a first-name basis.

Meadowlark is a village within a city, says Grant Martin, co-treasurer of the Meadowlark HOA and 17-year resident. Besides large lots, stately and wellmaintained houses, and a safe atmosphere for his middle school-aged kids, Grant says he appreciates the convivial atmosphere at Meadowlark, where neighbors all pitch in.

“Every spring, we have a community work day where all the neighbors get together to keep the common areas looking nice. We plant perennials up front by the entrance and clear the undergrowth. We keep a voluntary mow schedule. We pass around the hat,” he says.

The neighborhood holds an annual gettogether, whether it’s a potluck or an ice cream social, and Grant says that the evenings are nice for a stroll to catch up with neighbors.

Rolling Hills Estates

To the south of Eudora proper, the land is grassy and wild and the roads a bit bumpy. Drivers leave plumes of dust in their wake, passing congregations of hay bales, ponds chock-full of crappie, and a kind of scenery that looks lifted straight out of a John Steuart Curry painting. In the prairie southwest of Eudora, lovely vistas stretch to create mural-worthy scenes. But you don’t see a lot of is houses. If you live in Rolling Hills Estates, that’s exactly the point.

Homes in this expansive area are few and far between along 2073 Road, near 13th and 2200 Road. Long, winding driveways and mailboxes signal occupancy, but not every house is visible from the road. The upscale estates here are, on average, 12 acres, providing both seclusion and space for stock ponds, in-ground pools, and guest houses. Each residence in Rolling Hills is a private hideaway nestled in the aptly-named topography. Paintings are lovely to behold, but some pastorals are best appreciated firsthand.

Just south of town, Rolling Hills Estates has plenty of space for those looking to stretch their legs.

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The East Side

Between Eudora Elementary and K-10 is a neighborhood populated by busy families. Kids hang from trees and chase each other between midsize houses awash in Midwest charm: porch swings, floral wreaths, shutters painted barn red, and hand-lettered signs hung on front doors all convey welcome.

Larry and Denise Sanders relax in lawn chairs on their driveway, catching glimpses of their 9-yearold daughter immersed in play with a gaggle of kids across the street.

When she’s not doing volunteer work, hanging out at Zeb’s, or overseeing the Girl Scout cookie stand outside Gene’s Foods, Denise can be found enjoying life in “the ’sac,” as its residents call it, their own little oasis in the cul-de-sac on Hickory Court.

“I’m kind of the neighborhood planner,” Denise admits. She has contact info for all the neighbors in the ’sac so they can text about a skinned knee, plan the next block party, or decide on a theme for this year’s Halloween party. Denise lists her neighbors by occupation, counting a nurse, a firefighter, a police officer, a retired couple.

The microcosm of the cul-de-sac is their special place, but Larry and Denise say their neighborhood is but one star in a constellation of people and places across Eudora making them feel at home.

“I grew up in Lawrence, and I was determined to stay there, but our agent insisted on showing us this house,” Denise says. “I fell in love. And when I got to know Eudora better, I fell in love with the small-town feel.”

Cherry Street

Named for the whole tree, not just its fruit, Cherry Street is near Bluejacket Park among streets named Cedar, Pine, and Fir. The neighborhood is enchanting: The narrow thoroughfare is lined with towering trees, and each home is an original, several of them built a century ago by Eudora’s earliest German settlers when the area was still part of the wild, unsettled prairie and a pit stop on the Oregon Trail.

Ami Bruce’s midcentury ranch house was new by Cherry Street standards. She speaks of it in hallowed tones, and, these days, in the past tense because she lost it to a fire in November last year. Luckily, no one was home when it happened.

“I can’t wait to get back there,” she says. “It is the best neighborhood, with the best neighbors.” When she describes her family’s home on Cherry Street, Ami doesn’t dwell on the physical house; houses can be rebuilt. She is grateful for kind neighbors, people like Mrs. Reeves, who, at 94 years old, has been a part of the Cherry Street community her entire life.

Between 11th and 12th on Cherry Street or one of the other long blocks nearby, the historic homes are remarkable, but Ami makes it apparent that neighbors are the essence of a good home.

“People asked me where we would live after the fire, and I didn’t even have to think about it,” she recalls. “Of course we would rebuild. I can’t imagine living anywhere but Cherry Street."

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