Library District in Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Jay and King Hat Co Building
1904
| | Architect: Shepard & Farrar | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2016
1. Jay and King Hat Co Building Marker
Wholesale District
Historic Garment District
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 39° 6.196′ N, 94° 35.287′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in the Library District. It is on Broadway Boulevard north of 10th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 911 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: Hershberger & Rosenthal Co. Bldg. (a few steps from this marker); Liebstadter Millinery Company Building (a few steps from this marker); B. Adler and Company, Kelly-Williams Co Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Descent of Civilization (Bison Memorial) (within shouting distance of this marker); J. Fitzpatrick Saloon Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Thayer Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Rothenberg and Schloss Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Savoy Hotel and Grill (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
Also see . . . Wholesale / Garment District
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2016
2. Jay and King Hat Co Building and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
