Downtown Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Barton Brothers Shoe Company Building
1895
| | Architect: Shepard & Farrar | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2016
1. Barton Brothers Shoe Co Bldg Marker
Wholesale District
Historic Garment District
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 39° 6.365′ N, 94° 35.161′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. It is on Central Street north of 7th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 607-609 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: Burnham-Munger Manufacturing Company Building (a few steps from this marker); Commercial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Builders and Traders Exchange Building (within shouting distance of this marker); McPike Drug Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Kansas City Paper House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Phoenix Hotel Building (about 500 feet away); Armour & Volker Building (about 500 feet away); Lechtman Printing Company 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
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2016
2. Barton Brothers Shoe Company 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 789 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
