Rosedale in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The George Rushton Baking Company
Erected 1920
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 1, 2013
1. The George Rushton Baking Company Marker
The Rushton Bakery was designed by architect Ernest Brostrom, on the site of the first bakery built in 1888. This was Brostrom's finest work, and was modeled on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. The figures above the entry were the work of sculptor Jorgen C. Dryer.
[Cement marker on building]
A shelter, just a home.
Then - 1917
Brick and timbers,
burned to embers,
faithful hearts,
energy with industry
arising from calamity,
striving toward ideality,
this building here.
Erected, 1920
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Frank Lloyd Wright series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 39° 3.764′ N, 94° 37.169′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in Rosedale. It is at the intersection of Southwest Boulevard and Cherokee Street, on the right when traveling west on Southwest Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 814 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City
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Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, 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 Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rosedale War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Rosedale Memorial Arch (approx. ¼ mile away); The Southwest Boulevard Fire (approx. one mile away in Missouri); Roanoke Boulevard (approx. 1.1 miles away in Missouri); Historic Flaven/Browne Building Complex (approx. 1½ miles away in Missouri); VFW Centennial Plaza (approx. 1.6 miles away in Missouri); National Headquarters Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away in Missouri); Citizen - Soldier (approx. 1.6 miles away in Missouri). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
Regarding The George Rushton Baking Company. The architectural figures (two small statues
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 1, 2013
2. The George Rushton Baking Company Marker
Also see . . .
1. George Rushton Baking Company. Register of Historic Kansas Places (Submitted on February 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. George Rushton in Wyandotte County History (1911). KSGenWeb website entry (Submitted on October 14, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 1, 2013
3. Former George Rushton Baking Company Building
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,212 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on December 4, 2024, by Jon Rollins of Kansas City, Missouri. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
