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

Armour & Volker Building

1902

— Architect: William W. Rose —

Armour & Volker Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2016

1. Armour & Volker Building 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° 6.286′ N, 94° 35.204′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. It is on 8th Street east of May Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 306-310 West 8th Street, 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: Exchange Hotel Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Phoenix Hotel Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Bond Shoe Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Lechtman Printing Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); McPike Drug Company Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kansas City Paper House (about 400 feet away); Builders and Traders Exchange Building (about 400 feet away); The Savoy Hotel and Grill (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Also see . . . Wholesale / Garment District. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form

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(Submitted on October 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Armour & Volker Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2016

2. Armour & Volker Building

Marker is on wall to left of entrance, obscured in photo by the tree.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 676 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.