Downtown Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
McPike Drug Company Building
1917
| | Architect: Thomas Washburn | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2016
1. McPike Drug Company Building Marker
Wholesale District
Historic Garment District
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 39° 6.345′ N, 94° 35.191′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. It is on 7th Street west of Central Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 307 West 7th 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: Builders and Traders Exchange Building (a few steps from this marker); Burnham-Munger Manufacturing Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Kansas City Paper House (within shouting distance of this marker); Barton Brothers Shoe Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Lechtman Printing Company Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Armour & Volker Building (about 400 feet away); Phoenix Hotel Building (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
Also see . . . Wholesale / Garment District. National Register of
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2016
2. McPike Drug 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 702 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
