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HISTORIC LANDMARKS and HISTORIC DISTRICTS

IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS and WYANDOTTE COUNTY

This list includes all historic landmarks and historic districts in the city of Kansas City, Kansas that have been officially designated at either the city, state, or national level, as well as the one state and national register historic landmark and one historic district located outside the city but within Wyandotte County. (At the present time, the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville do not have landmarks ordinances.) Please note that, effective July 1, 1977, all sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places are automatically listed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places as well. Other overlaps do of course occur, but they are not automatic. For example, Huron Place is a locally designated historic district that happens to include five properties that are listed individually on the state and national registers.

I. HISTORIC LANDMARKS

1. Trowbridge Archaeological Site, circa 200-600 A.D.

Vicinity of North 61st Street and Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas

National Register of Historic Places: February 24, 1971

(Parcel information not available)

2. Island Creek Archaeological Site, circa 500-700 A.D.

Vicinity of Island Creek and Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas

(Parcel information not available)

3. Shawnee Prophet's Grave and White Feather Spring, 1836

3818 Ruby Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: July 28, 1982

National Register of Historic Places: August 27, 1975

(Parcel No. 169743)

4. Huron Indian Cemetery(Wyandot National Burying Ground), 1843 et seq.

North 7th Street Trafficway and Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Eugene Buchanan, Architect (1978-79 improvements)

Kansas City, Kansas Historic District (see)

National Register of Historic Places: September 3, 1971

(Parcel No. 082623)

Moses Grinter Residence(Grinter Place), 1856-57

1420 South 78^th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

John Swagger, Builder

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: August 26, 1982

Register of Historic Kansas Places: July 1, 1977
National Register of Historic Places: January 25, 1971

(Parcel Nos. 143478 and 043479)

Quindaro Townsite Archaeological District , 1857-1862

Vicinity of North 27th Street and the Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks, Kansas City, Kansas

Multiple builders
Kansas City, Kansas Historic District (see)
Register of Historic Kansas Places: February 23, 2002
National Register of Historic Places: May 22, 2002

(Included in Parcel No. 910300)

7. Oak Grove Cemetery, 1858 et seq.

2025 North Springfield Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: June 28, 1984

(Parcel No. 903302)

8. Mathias Splitlog Residence, circa 1870, remodeled circa 1888

251 North Orchard Street, Kansas City, Kansas

Builder(s) unknown

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: June 30, 2005

(Parcel No. 119649)

9. Anthony Sauer Residence (Sauer Castle), 1871-72

935 Shawnee Road, Kansas City, Kansas

Architect unknown (Asa Beebe Cross?)

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: January 29, 1987

National Register of Historic Places: August 2, 1977

(Parcel No. 127400)

10. Mrs. John B. Scroggs Residence/St. John's Orphanage(Strawberry Hill Museum), 1887 et seq.

720 North 4th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

J. G. Braecklein, Architect (1887 residence)

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: September 27, 1990

(Parcel No. 082109)

11. Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1887-88

1101 North 7^th Street Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas

Architect unknown

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: August 8, 1986

(Parcel No. 082176)

12. Reynolds Block (Grandview Hotel or Flatiron Building),1887-88

1401-1407 Central Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Architect unknown (Hogg and Rose?)

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: June 16, 1983

(Demolished by order of the Kansas City, Kansas City Council, 1987.)

(Parcel No. 103779)

13. St. Mary's Catholic Church, 1890-1903

800 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

Architect unknown

(Declared eligible for the National Register, but not listed because of owner's opposition.)

(Parcel No. 187000)

14. William T. Maunder Residence, 1895

616 North 9th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

Architect unknown

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: March 1, 1990

(Parcel No. 090300)

15. Mather Hall (St. Augustine Hall), 1896 and 1937-38

3301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas

Vrydagh and Wolfe (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Architects

H. T. Liebert (Chicago), Architect (1937 chapel)

Joseph W. Radotinsky, Associate Architect (1937 chapel) Register of Historic Kansas Places: July 1, 1977

National Register of Historic Places: February 24, 1971

(Included in Parcel No. 913002)

16. Franklin Elementary School(Franklin Center), 1897-98, 1910, 1923

1403 Metropolitan Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Architect unknown (1897-98)

Rose and Peterson, Architects (1910 and 1923)

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: July 1, 1993

(Parcel No. 127900)

17. White Church Memorial Church and Delaware Indian Cemetery, 1904-06 and 1840 et seq.

2200 North 85^th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

W. W. Rose, Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: January 26, 1983

(Parcel No. 932212)

18. Augustus Isenburg Residence, circa 1906

2615 North 55th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

Architect unknown

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: July 1, 1999

(Parcel No. 917800)

19. Scottish Rite Temple, 1908-09

803 North 7th Street Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas

W. W. Rose, Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: December 1, 1983

National Register of Historic Places: September 11, 1985

(Parcel No. 904311)

20. Roy C Williamson Residence, 1909

1865 Edwardsville Drive, Edwardsville, Kansas

William Hones, Stonemason

National Register of Historic Places: April 18, 2007

(Parcel NO. 186409)

21. Theodore Shafer Residence, 1910

2510 North 10th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

Architect unknown

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: March 3, 1994

National Register of Historic Places: February 18, 2000

(Parcel No. 157402)

22. Old Fire Station No. 9, 1910-11

2 South 14th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

William E. Harris, Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: June 16, 1983

National Register of Historic Places: September 5, 1985

(Parcel No. 103780)

23. Old Kansas City, Kansas City Hall, 1910-11, 1929-30, 1938

805 North 6th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

Rose and Peterson, Architects (first phase)

Charles E. Keyser, Architect (second phase)

Joseph W. Radotinsky, Architect (1938 jail addition)

Kansas City, Kansas Historic District (see)

National Register of Historic Places: April 25, 1986

(Parcel No. 082607)

24. Old Rosedale City Hall and Fire Station No. 1, 1912

1166 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas

D. M. Edwards, Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: August 26, 1982

(Parcel No. 140106)

25. Winkler's Jewelry Store Clock, 1914

Vicinity of 717 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Seth Thomas Clock Co.

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: December 27, 1990

(Parcel No. not applicable)

26. Argentine Carnegie Library, 1916-17

2801 Strong Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Rose and Peterson, Architects

K.C.K. Historic Landmark: March 28, 1985

National Register of Historic Places: April 30, 1986

(Included in Parcel No. 152251)

27. Old Bonner Springs High School, 1918

200 East 3^rd Street, Bonner Springs, Kansas

Charles A. Smith, Architect

National Register of Historic Places: July 11, 2002

(Parcel No. 191319)

28. The George Rushton Baking Company, 1919-20, 1926, 1930

814 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas

Ernest O. Brostrom, Architect (all phases)

Philip T. Drotts, Associate Architect

Jorgen C. Dreyer, Sculptor

(Parcel No. 139894)

29. Judge Louis R. Gates Residence, 1922-23

4146 Cambridge Street, Kansas City, Kansas

Clarence E. Shepard, Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: August 26, 1982

National Register of Historic Places: December 1, 1980

(Parcel No. 097804)

30. Elks Club Building (Huron Building), 1922-24

905-907-909 North 7th Street Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas

W. S. Frank (St. Louis), Architect

J. G. Braecklein, Associate Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: June 28, 1983

National Register of Historic Places: July 5, 1984

(Demolished by order of the Unified Government Board of Commissioners, 1999.)

(Parcel No. 904306)

31. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building (Memorial Hall), 1923-25 and 1935-37

600 North 7th Street Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas

Rose and Peterson, Architects

Joseph W. Radotinsky, Architect (auditorium completion)

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: June 28, 1984

National Register of Historic Places: September 5, 1985

(Parcel No. 087644)

32. Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch, 1923-24

Mt. Marty Park

3600 Springfield Street, Kansas City, Kansas

John Leroy Marshall, Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: July 28, 1982

National Register of Historic Places: August 2, 1977

(Parcel No. 207800)

33. Two Kansas City, Kansas Fire Stations Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmarks: June 28, 1984

including:

Old Fire Station No. 12, 1923-24

4224 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas

J. G. Braecklein, Architect

(Parcel No. 112804)

b. Old Fire Station No. 6, 1929

1103 Osage Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

J. G. Braecklein, Architect

(Parcel No. 072536)

34. Wyandotte County Courthouse, 1925-27, 1930

710 North 7^th Street Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas

Wight and Wight, Architects

National Register of Historic Places: April 26, 2002

(Parcel No. 087645)

35. The Granada Theatre, 1928-29

1013-1019 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Boller Brothers, Architects

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: July 31, 1986

National Register of Historic Places: February 9, 2005

(Parcel No. 080416)

36. Kansas City, Kansas Fire Headquarters, 1929-30

815 North 6th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

Charles E. Keyser, Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic District (see)

National Register of Historic Places: April 25, 1986

(Parcel No. 082642)

37. Shawnee Road Overpass, 1932-34

Shawnee Road and South 7th Street Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas

Engineer unknown

National Register of Historic Places: March 8, 1984

(Parcel No. not applicable)

38. Wyandotte High School, 1934-37

2501 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Hamilton, Fellows and Nedved (Chicago), Architects

Joseph W. Radotinsky, Associate Architect

Hare and Hare, Landscape Architects

Emil Zettler (Chicago), Sculptor

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: March 28, 1985

National Register of Historic Places: April 30, 1986

(Parcel No. 054806)

39. Vernon Elementary School (Vernon Multi-purpose Center), 1935-36

2700 (sic) Sewell Avenue (3436 North 27^th Street), Kansas City, Kansas

Joseph W. Radotinsky, Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic District (see)

(Parcel No. 910401)

40. Dr. A. Porter Davis Residence (Castle Rock), 1935-38

852 Washington Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas

Raymond J. Buschhusen, Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: March 25, 1999

National Register of Historic Places: February 18, 2000

(Parcel No. 082020)

41. Sumner High School and Athletic Field, 1938-40

1610 North 8^th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

Joseph W. Radotinsky, Architect

Hare and Hare, Landscape Architects

National Register of Historic Places: September 6, 2005

(Parcel No. 082316)

42. Lustron House/Leonard V. and Lela Santoro Residence, circa 1948

7218 State Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Morris H. Beckman, Architect, for the Lustron Corporation

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: May 28, 1998

(Included in Parcel No. 927301)

HISTORIC DISTRICTS

Huron Place Historic District, 1843 et seq.

North 6th Street to North 7th Street Trafficway, Minnesota Avenue to Ann Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas Historic District: December 1, 1983

including (but not limited to):

a. Huron Indian Cemetery (Wyandot National Burying Ground), 1843 et seq.

North 7th Street Trafficway and Minnesota Avenue

Eugene Buchanan, Architect (1978-79 improvements)

National Register of Historic Places: September 3, 1971

b. Huron Park and Seminary Place, 1857 (improvements 1907, 1934)

North 6th Street and Ann Avenue

John H. Millar and Bro., Surveyors (1857)

Henry Wright for George E. Kessler, Landscape Architect (1907 improvements)

c. Scottish Rite Temple, 1908-09

803 North 7th Street Trafficway

W. W. Rose, Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: December 1, 1983

National Register of Historic Places: September 11, 1985

d. Bus Stop, 1970

817 North 7th Street Trafficway

Charles W. Moore, Architect

(Demolished without review, April 2002)

e. Getty Building, 1922-23

819 North 7th Street Trafficway

J. G. Braecklein, Architect

f. Federal Reserve Life Insurance Company Building, 1922-23

825 North 7th Street Trafficway

J. G. Braecklein, Architect

g. Gibraltar Savings and Loan, circa 1924

901 North 7th Street Trafficway

Architect unknown

h. R. K. Stiles & Co. Real Estate, 1920 and 1924

903 North 7th Street Trafficway

Architect unknown

J. G. Braecklein, Architect (2nd floor only, 1924)

(Second floor altered without review, 2003)

i. Bloomquist & Sons Tailors, 1921

905 North 7th Street Trafficway

Architect unknown (private plans)

(Demolished by order of the Unified Government Board of Commissioners, 1999.)

j. Elks Club Building (Huron Building), 1922-24

905-907-909 North 7th Street Trafficway

W. S. Frank (St. Louis), Architect

J. G. Braecklein, Associate Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: June 28, 1983

National Register of Historic Places: July 5, 1984

(Demolished by order of the Unified Government Board of Commissioners, 1999.)

k. Peoples National Bank (Security National Bank) Building, 1901-02, 1924 and 1938-39

655 Minnesota Avenue

Architect unknown

Charles A. Smith, Architect (1924 remodeling)

Charles E. Keyser, Architect (1938 remodeling)

(Demolished by order of the Unified Government Board of Commissioners, 1999.)

l. Old Kansas City, Kansas City Hall, 1910-11, 1929-30, 1938

805 North 6th Street

Rose and Peterson, Architects (first phase)

Charles E. Keyser, Architect (second phase)

Joseph W. Radotinsky, Architect (1938 jail addition)

National Register of Historic Places: April 25, 1986

m. Kansas City, Kansas Fire Headquarters, 1929-30

815 North 6th Street

Charles E. Keyser, Architect

National Register of Historic Places: April 25, 1986

2. Quindaro and Western University Historic District, 1850 et seq.

Vicinity of North 27th Street and Sewell Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas Historic District: March 1, 1984; addition January 6, 2005

including (but not limited to):

a. Brown/Blachly Residence, circa 1850

3464 North 26th Street

Builder unknown

b. Quindaro Townsite Archaeological District, 1857-1862

Vicinity of North 27th Street and the Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks

Multiple builders

National Register of Historic Places: May 22, 2002

c. Quindaro Park, 1857

North 32nd Street to North 34th Street and Parkview Avenue to Sewell Avenue

Owen A. Bassett, Surveyor

d. Elisha Sortor Residence II, circa 1871

3415 Delavan Avenue

Builder unknown

e. John Brown Statue, 1911

North 27th Street and Sewell Avenue

Sculptor unknown

f. W. B. Kennedy Residence, 1911

2725 Sewell Avenue

Architect unknown

g. Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, 1914

3421 North 29th Street

Architect unknown

h. Dr. H. T. Kealing Residence, 1916

2805 Sewell Avenue

Architect unknown

(Demolished by order of the Chief Building Inspector, 1995.)

i. Bishop William T. Vernon Residence, 1918

2715 Sewell Avenue

Architect unknown

(Demolished 2001)

j. Bob Ransom Residence, 1922

2821 Sewell Avenue

Architect unknown

k. Vernon Elementary School (Vernon Multi-purpose Center), 1935-36

2700 (sic) Sewell Avenue (3436 North 27^th Street)

Joseph W. Radotinsky, Architect

3. Lake of the Forest Historic District, 1888-1934

K-32 Highway .9 miles west of Edwardsville, Bonner Springs, Kansas

National Register of Historic Places: January 22, 1996

including (but not limited to):

a. Forest Lake (originally Lake Evelyn), 1888

b. Island, circa 1888

c. Oldest stone retaining wall, circa 1888 and circa 1913

Union Pacific Railroad Company (1888)

C. A. Chandler, Landscape Architect (1913)

d. Stonework at entrance to complex, circa 1911

C. A. Chandler, Landscape Architect

e. Gatehouse, circa 1911

C. A. Chandler, Landscape Architect

f. Caretaker's Residence, circa 1911

C. A. Chandler, Landscape Architect

g. Stone staircase, circa 1913-15

C. A. Chandler, Landscape Architect

h. Lake of the Forest Clubhouse, 1917

Architect unknown

i. Pumphouse, circa 1918

Builder unknown

j. Fountain, circa 1934

Designer unknown

Only commonly held resources have been listed at this time, although some of the residences surrounding the lake are considered to be National Register eligible.

4. Parkwood Historic District, 1908 et seq.

North 9th Street to North 11th Street, Quindaro Boulevard to Brown Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Sid J. Hare, Planner and Landscape Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic District: August 25, 1988

including (but not limited to):

a. Lapier Williams Residence, 1909

2801 Parkwood Boulevard

Architect unknown

b. Charles W. Baker Residence, 1910

2809 Parkwood Boulevard

Architect unknown

c. Orrin W. Shepard Residence, 1912

1007 Laurel Avenue

Architect unknown

d. Charles E. Abraham Residence, 1916

2800 Parkwood Boulevard

J. G. Braecklein, Architect

e. John G. Braecklein Residence, 1916-17

1000 Quindaro Boulevard

J. G. Braecklein, Architect

f. J. H. Groene Residence, 1921

2901 Parkwood Boulevard

Architect unknown

g. Henry F. Schaible Residence, 1921

1004 Quindaro Boulevard

J. G. Braecklein, Architect

h. John L. Sartin Residence, 1923

1055 Laurel Avenue

Architect unknown

i. Parkwood Park Shelter Building, 1923, 1971

Vicinity of North 10th Street and Kimball Avenue

J. G. Braecklein, Architect

Buchanan and Winters, Architects (1971 remodeling)

j. Parkwood Park Footbridge, circa 1923, 1971

Vicinity of North 10th Street and Kimball Avenue

Hare and Hare, Landscape Architects

Buchanan and Winters, Architects (1971 remodeling)

k. John Richeson Residence, 1934

3006 North 10th Street

Architect unknown

5. Hanover Heights Historic District, 1912-1930

State Line Road to Rainbow Boulevard, Olathe Boulevard to West 43rd Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

National Register of Historic Places: May 17, 1990

including (but not limited to):

a. Edward J. Thies Residence, 1912

4130 Cambridge Street

Architect unknown

b. Dr. Worth W. Woody Residence, 1914

4130 Eaton Street

Architect unknown

c. William P. Faulkner Residence I, 1916

4170 Eaton Street

William P. Faulkner, Builder

d. William P. Faulkner Residence II, 1919

4168 Eaton Street

William P. Faulkner, Builder

e. Charles C. Ehlers Residence, 1919

4142 Eaton Street

Architect unknown

f. Henry Thies Residence II, 1920

1910 West 41st Avenue

Architect unknown

g. Dr. Paul James O'Connell Residence, 1921

4178 Cambridge Street

William P. Faulkner, Builder

h. Leona L. Holt Residence, 1921

4171 Eaton Street

William P. Faulkner, Builder

i. George Liddle Residence, 1922

4156 Cambridge Street

Architect unknown

j. Judge Louis R. Gates Residence, 1922-23

4146 Cambridge Street

Clarence E. Shepard, Architect

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: August 26, 1982

National Register of Historic Places: December 1, 1980

6. Westheight Manor Historic District, 1915-16 et seq.

North 18th Street to North 25th Street, State Avenue to Wood Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

Hare and Hare, Planners and Landscape Architects

National Register of Historic Places: March 26, 1975; expansion approved February 19, 1982

including (but not limited to):

a. Site of the Church-in-the-Wilderness, 1844

Vicinity of North 22nd Street and Washington Boulevard

b. Hanford L. Kerr Residence, circa 1886

2310 Washington Boulevard

Architect unknown

c. Taylor/Fife Residence, 1889

2014 Washington Boulevard

Architect unknown

d. Jesse A. Hoel Residence, 1915-16

2108 Washington Boulevard

Louis S. Curtiss, Architect

e. Westheight Manor Entry Markers, circa 1916

North 18th Street and Washington Boulevard

Architect unknown (Louis S. Curtiss?)

Thomas M. Torson Residence I, 1919

1900 Nebraska Avenue

Architect unknown

g. William C. Rickel Residence, 1919

2000 Washington Avenue

Louis S. Curtiss, Architect

h. Harry G. Miller, Sr. Residence, 1920-21

2204 Washington Boulevard

Louis S. Curtiss, Architect

Fred S. Wilson, Supervising Architect

Harry M. Winkler Residence, 1921

1915 Washington Avenue

Architect unknown (Louis S. Curtiss?)

j. Thomas M. Torson Residence II, 1922-23

2300 Washington Boulevard

Victor J. DeFoe/DeFoe and Carroll, Architects

k. Fred Robertson Residence, 1922-23

2219 Washington Boulevard

Victor J. DeFoe and Maurice Carroll, Associated Architects

l. William W. Rose Residence, 1922-23

2001 Washington Boulevard

Rose and Peterson, Architects

m. C. K. Wells and C. H. Haren Residences, 1924

2101 and 2103 Washington Boulevard

Victor J. DeFoe, Architect

n. Westminister Court, 1924

North 24th Street and Nebraska Avenue

Courtland Van Brunt and Edward Buehler Delk, Associated Architects

Fred S. Wilson, Engineer

o. "The Ideal Home"/Guy Stanley Residence, 1925-26

2335 Washington Boulevard

Charles E. Keyser, Architect

p. St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, 1925-27 and 1954-56

1300 North 18th Street

A. K. Mosley (Troy, N. Y.), Architect (first phase)

David Mackie, Architect (second phase)

q. Dr. Merle G. Parrish Residence, 1938

1823 Washington Boulevard

Cecil E. Cooper, Architect

r. Central Christian Church, 1938-40

1800 Washington Boulevard

Felt and Kriehn, Architects

A. F. Wicks (Indianapolis), Consulting Architect

7. Fairfax Hills Historic District (Fairfax Hills Garden Apartments), 1944-45

Parkwood Boulevard to North 12^th Street, Brown Avenue to The Esplanade,

Kansas City, Kansas

Hare and Hare, Planners and Landscape Architects

George Metz (Wichita), Architect

W. L. Cassell, Mechanical Engineer

National Register of Historic Places: pending

Including (but not limited to):

48 apartment buildings