Downtown Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Exchange Hotel Building
1889
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2016
1. Exchange Hotel Building Marker
Wholesale District
Historic Garment District
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 39° 6.274′ N, 94° 35.187′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. It is at the intersection of 8th Street and Central Street, on the right when traveling east on 8th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301-303 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: Phoenix Hotel Building (a few steps from this marker); Armour & Volker Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Bond Shoe Company Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lechtman Printing Company Building (about 300 feet away); Frankel, Frank & Company Building (about 300 feet away); The Savoy Hotel and Grill (about 400 feet away); McPike Drug Company Building (about 400 feet away); Builders and Traders Exchange Building (about 500 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 (Submitted on October 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2016
2. Exchange Hotel Building
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 507 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
