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

Inscription.
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.

· A Kansas City Kansas Historic Site ·
[Cement marker on building]
First - 1888
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. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. 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. Marker 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 KS 66103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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(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 mentioned on the marker have been removed or lost.

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 Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 1, 2013

2. The George Rushton Baking Company Marker

Former George Rushton Baking Company Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 1, 2013

3. Former George Rushton Baking Company Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 693 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.