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

Thayer Building

1883

— Architect: Walter C. Root —

Thayer Building NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2015

1. Thayer Building NRHP Marker

Inscription.

National Register of Historic Places
Wholesale District
Historic Garment District

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 39° 6.233′ N, 94° 35.304′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Quality Hill. It is at the intersection of 9th Street and Broadway Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on 9th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 818 Broadway Boulevard, Kansas City MO 64105, 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: Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Gulf Railroad Company Building (a few steps from this marker); Descent of Civilization (Bison Memorial) (within shouting distance of this marker); Goldstandt-Powell Hat Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); B. Adler and Company, Kelly-Williams Co Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Liebstadter Millinery Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Butler Brothers Co Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Jay and King Hat Co Building (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Harvey-Dutton Dry Goods Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Also see . . . Wholesale / Garment District. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on September 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Thayer Building Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2015

2. Thayer Building Cornerstone

Thayer Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2015

3. Thayer Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 943 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.