East Village in Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Kansas City Public Library Building

Kansas City Landmark

Library Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 30, 2024

1. Library Building Marker

Inscription. Architects: William F. Hackney, Charles A. Smith & Adriance Van Brunt
Constructed: 1895-1897, 1917-1918

This building symbolized the growing intellectual and cultural consciousness of nineteenth-century Kansas City. Designed in the Second Renaissance Revival style, the rich classical details are enhanced by second story loggias and a frieze, which bears the names of distinguished Americans, primarily nineteenth-century authors and statesmen. Apart from serving as a book repository, the Public Library Building also housed major science and art collections, which later developed into two of the city's outstanding institutions: the Nelson Gallery/Atkins Museum of Art and the Kansas City Museum of History and Science.

Entered in the National Register of Historic Places – 1977

Erected 1978 by Landmarks Commission of Kansas City, Missouri.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Kansas City Landmarks, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 39° 6.208′ N, 94° 34.626′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It

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is in East Village. It is at the intersection of East 9th Street and Locust Street, on the right when traveling west on East 9th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 E 9th St, Kansas City MO 64106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Scarritt Arcade (approx. ¼ mile away); Muse of the Missouri (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association (approx. 0.3 miles away); New York Life Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Mary's Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Future Farmers of America (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oldham Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); New England Building (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Also see . . . Kansas City Public Library (PDF). National Register nomination for the former library building. (Prepared by Elaine B. Ryder, M. Patricia Holmes and Edward J. Miszczuk; via National Archives) (Submitted on July 23, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Kansas City Public Library Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 22, 2019

2. Kansas City Public Library Building Marker

Marker is at the left corner of the building, which now houses an insurance company.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 352 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.