February 25, 2019
Higinbotham Store
Constructed prior to 1885, the original Higinbotham Gran and Feed Store was added to the National Register in 2017 and is now occupied by a clothing store.
February 22, 2019
Pickwick Plaza
The historic Pickwick Plaza, built in 1930, was a landmark of downtown Kansas City and an early example of a mixed-use urban center. The massive 360,000 square-foot complex occupies three-quarters of a city block on
February 22, 2019
Crown Center Hotel
Constructed towards the end of the Brutalist style's influence in American architecture, the Westin at Crown Center embodies the core traits of Brutalism in a dramatic design that incorporates the site's natural topography to create
February 22, 2019
Executive Plaza Office Building (The Flashcube)
A historic tax credit rehabilitation is transforming a 1970s office building into residential apartments in downtown Kansas City. This not your traditional historic building. As such, it offers some unique lessons about applying the Standards
February 21, 2019
Lee’s Summit Post Office (Bridge Space)
The rehabilitation of the Lee’s Summit Post Office into Bridge Space, a coworking space, is a great example of a creative adaptive re-use of a common building type that exists in most communities. The post
February 21, 2019
Charless Place (Home of the Friendless)
The former Home of the Friendless, now called Charless Place, utilized historic tax credits to rehabilitate a senior housing complex comprised of eleven separate sections and additions constructed between c. 1850 and 1995. The developer
February 21, 2019
21c Museum Hotel (Savoy Hotel)
The Savoy Hotel is a Kansas City landmark in the central business district. The historic hotel was constructed in phases from 1888 to 1916 and is listed on the National Register and the Kansas City
February 21, 2019
The Interstate Building
The Interstate Building was completed in 1915. The six-story concrete and brick office building communicates the Chicago style with Sullivanesque ornamentation. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, allowing
February 21, 2019
Crossroads Hotel
The Crossroads Hotel adapted two vacant, historic commercial buildings in the heart of Kansas City’s art district to create a boutique hotel showcasing the buildings’ industrial character. Both buildings are in the Crossroads Historic Freight