Downtown Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Lechtman Printing Company Building
1915
| | Architect: Shepard Farrar Wiser | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2016
1. Lechtman Printing Co Bldg Marker
Wholesale District
Historic Garment District
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 39° 6.304′ N, 94° 35.243′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. It is on May Street south of 7th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 715 May 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: Bond Shoe Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Armour & Volker Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Kansas City Paper House (within shouting distance of this marker); E. J. Roe Hat Company Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Faxon, Horton and Gallagher Company Building (about 300 feet away); Maxwell-McClure Notions Company Building (about 300 feet away); 8th Street Fountain (about 300 feet away); Phoenix Hotel Building (about 300 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. Lechtman Printing Company 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 556 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
