18th and Vine Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

18th and Vine Historic District

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Listed
September 8, 1991
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
84004142

About this property

18th and Vine is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. It is internationally recognized as a historical point of origin of jazz music and a historic hub of African-American businesses. Along with Basin Street in New Orleans, Beale Street in Memphis, 52nd Street in New York City, and Central Avenue in Los Angeles, the 18th and Vine area fostered a new style of jazz. Kansas City jazz is a riff-based and blues-influenced sound developed during jam sessions in the neighborhood's crowded clubs. Many jazz musicians of the 1930s and 1940s lived or got started here, including Charlie Parker.

Location

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
39.08933, -94.56166

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 84004142. It was listed on September 8, 1991.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Kansas City Skirmish 1861
1861Civil War
1.2 mi
Kansas City Hopewell Conflict
1000Pre-Columbian
1.2 mi
Battle of Byram's Ford
1864Civil War
2.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was 18th and Vine Historic District listed on the National Register?

18th and Vine Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1991.

What type of historic resource is 18th and Vine Historic District?

18th and Vine Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for 18th and Vine Historic District?

The period of significance for 18th and Vine Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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