Quality Hill in Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Gulf Railroad Company Building
1889
| | Architect: Walter C. Root | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2015
1. Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Gulf Railroad Co Bldg NRHP Marker
Wholesale District
Historic Garment District
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 39° 6.243′ N, 94° 35.304′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Quality Hill. It is on Broadway Boulevard south of 8th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 816 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: Goldstandt-Powell Hat Company Building (a few steps from this marker); Thayer Building (a few steps from this marker); Descent of Civilization (Bison Memorial) (within shouting distance of this marker); Butler Brothers Co Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Harvey-Dutton Dry Goods 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); 8th Street Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
Also see . . .
1. Wholesale / Garment District
this page online
2. The Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad. Legends of Kansas website entry (Submitted on May 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2015
2. Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Gulf Railroad Co Bldg
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 678 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
