Kansas City Title and Trust Building

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Kansas City Title and Trust Building
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Location927 Walnut St.
Kansas City, Missouri
Coordinates 39°6′9″N94°34′54″W / 39.10250°N 94.58167°W / 39.10250; -94.58167 Coordinates: 39°6′9″N94°34′54″W / 39.10250°N 94.58167°W / 39.10250; -94.58167
Arealess than one acre
Built1922
ArchitectSunderland and Besecke; Mosby-Goodrich Construction Co.
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No. 05000624 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 2005

The Kansas City Title and Trust Building in Kansas City, Missouri, is a building from 1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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History

The building was designed by the firm Sunderland and Besecke, and built by Mosby-Goodrich Construction Company. Construction of the building began on August 1, 1922. [2]

Architecture and setting

The building is a seven-story structure in the Commercial style. The building is situated on an incline at the corner of Walnut Street and 10th Street in central business district of Kansas City. [2]

The facade is divided into three bays on Walnut Street and seven bays on 10th Street. [3] The structure is built of reinforced concrete with a red-colored brick facade. Cream-colored terra cotta decorates the base. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Millstein & Warfield 2005, Section 7, p. 1.
  3. Millstein & Warfield 2005, Section 7, pp. 1–2.
  4. Millstein & Warfield 2005, Section 7, p. 2.

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