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

New England Building

Kansas City Landmark

 
 
New England Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 2, 2013
1. New England Building Marker
Inscription.

Architects: Bradley, Winslow, & Wetherell
Constructed: 1887-88

The great building boom of the 1880's, when eastern business invested heavily in the new cities of the frontier, produced this and several other significant structures in Kansas City. In the Neo-Renaissance Style, the brownstone facade of this office building is well proportioned. The arabesque stonework is outstanding; especially noteworthy is the oriel.

Entered on the National Register of Historic Places - 1973.
 
Erected 1977 by Landmarks Commission of Kansas City, Missouri.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.
 
Location. 39° 6.223′ N, 94° 35.093′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. Marker is on 9th Street west of Baltimore Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 West 9th Street, Kansas City MO 64105, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. New York Life Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Frankel, Frank & Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Muse of the Missouri (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line);
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Exchange Hotel Building (about 500 feet away); Phoenix Hotel Building (about 600 feet away); Armour & Volker Building (about 600 feet away); The Savoy Hotel and Grill (about 700 feet away); Bond Shoe Company Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
 
Also see . . .  Old New England Building. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on March 29, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 
 
New England Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 2, 2013
2. New England Building Marker
New England Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 2, 2013
3. New England Building
Note the oriel corner window
New England Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Thomas Onions, January 20, 2013
4. New England Building Marker
Closeup of the Oriel Window
The State Seals of the Five New England States are inset along the bottom of the window.
<i>Interior, New England National Bank, Kansas City, Mo.</i> image. Click for full size.
circa 1925
5. Interior, New England National Bank, Kansas City, Mo.
Although the building was originally built for and occupied by the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company of Boston, the New England Safe Deposit and Trust Company and the New England National Bank also rented space in the building.
<i>New England Building, Kansas City, Mo.</i> image. Click for full size.
Postcard by W. G. MacFarlane, circa 1907
6. New England Building, Kansas City, Mo.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   4. submitted on June 24, 2013, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.   5, 6. submitted on September 5, 2015.

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