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

Builders and Traders Exchange Building

1889

— Architect: Knox & Guinotte —

 
 
Builders and Traders Exchange Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2016
1. Builders and Traders Exchange 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° 6.348′ N, 94° 35.176′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. It is at the intersection of Central Street and 7th Street, on the left when traveling north on Central Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 616 Central 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: McPike Drug Company Building (a few steps from this marker); Burnham-Munger Manufacturing Company Building (a few steps from this marker); Barton Brothers Shoe Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Kansas City Paper House (within shouting distance of this marker); Phoenix Hotel Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Armour & Volker Building (about 400 feet away); Lechtman Printing Company Building (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
 
Also see . . .  Wholesale / Garment District. National
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Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on October 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.) 
 
Builders and Traders Exchange Building and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2016
2. Builders and Traders Exchange Building and Marker
 
 
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 495 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 11, 2026