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Home > Missouri > Kansas City > New York Life Insurance Building, 20 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO



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B&W Photos
BWPhotos 096222
HB694644
BWPhotos 096222 		BWPhotos 096223
HB694645
BWPhotos 096223 		BWPhotos 096224
HB694646
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BWPhotos 096225
BWPhotos 096226
HB694648
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HB694650
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HB694651
BWPhotos 096229
BWPhotos 096230
HB694652
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HB694655
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HB694659
BWPhotos 096237
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HB694660
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HB694661
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HB694662
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HB694663
BWPhotos 096241


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Item Title


Location
20 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, MO

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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.

Notes
Survey number HABS MO-18
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N852).
Building/structure dates: 1887 initial construction
Building/structure dates: 1933 subsequent work
0.2003
Significance: Representing the city's expansion during the 1880s into a major business center, the New York Life Building is one of the most significant surviving structures in Kansas City. In 1890, the New York Life Building was the tallest and largest office building in the city and represented the first instance of an eastern company making a substantial investment in the city's development. The building is architecturally significant as a product of the important New York architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White.

Subjects
Business & Finance
Office Buildings
Insurance


Related Names
McKim, Mead & White
Saint-Gaudens, Louis
Wells, Joseph Morrill
Vetter, Mark, Field Team
Audrain, Benjamin, Delineator
Cowger, Richard Todd, Delineator
Emert, Jonathan, Delineator
Hurt, Douglas, Delineator
Jacobs, Keri, Delineator
Knock, Ryan, Delineator
Marsh, Kamali, Delineator
Nichols, Katherine, Delineator


Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)

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