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Kansas City, Kansas City Hall and Fire Headquarters
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Location805 and 815 N. Sixth St., Kansas City, Kansas
Coordinates 39°06′59″N94°37′55″W / 39.11639°N 94.63194°W / 39.11639; -94.63194 (Kansas City, Kansas City Hall and Fire Headquarters)
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1910-11, 1929-30
ArchitectRose, William W.; Peterson, David B.; Keyser, Charles E.
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 86000857 [1]  (original)
100007283  (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 25, 1986
Boundary increaseJanuary 6, 2022

The Kansas City, Kansas City Hall and Fire Headquarters is a pair of buildings at 805 and 815 N. Sixth St. in Kansas City, Kansas. The buildings are also known as Old City Hall and Main Fire Station. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

The city hall portion was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architects William W. Rose and David B. Peterson, of Rose & Peterson, and built in 1910-1911. It is five stories tall, upon a high basement, though only four stories can usually be seen from street level. The fifth floor is a penthouse level holding a jail. [2] [3]

The Fire Headquarters portion was designed by Charles E. Keyser, also in the Renaissance Revival style, and built as an annex to the city hall in 1929-1930. [4] It is two stories tall, also with a high basement. The basement included offices which housed the Kansas Film Censor Board for many years. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kansas City, Kansas City Hall and Fire Headquarters". National Park Service . Retrieved October 17, 2018. With accompanying 25 photos from 1985
  3. "Kansas Historic Resources Inventory: Kansas City City Hall". khri.kansasgis.org. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. "Kansas Historic Resources Inventory: KCKS Fire Department Headquarters". khri.kansasgis.org. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.