National Register of Historic Places

District I

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Listed
August 7, 1983
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
83001000

About this property

District I is the name of a historic district comprising five historic hotels in downtown Kansas City, Missouri listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1983. Dixon Hotel (1912), designed by Sanneman & Van Trump Aladdin Hotel, known in 1983 as Embassy on the Park, a 16-story building Hotel Muehlebach (1915), known in 1983 as Radisson Muehlebach Hotel Continental Hotel (1923), 106 West 11th Street, a 23-story building that was built as Kansas City Athletic Club. Known also as Hotel Kansas Citian.

Location

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
39.10008, -94.58431

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hotel Phillips
Industrial
0 mi
Fairfax Building, The
Industrial
0.1 mi
Kansas City Club Building
Industrial
0.1 mi
Peck, George B., Dry Goods Company Building
Industrial
0.1 mi
Continental Hotel
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Kansas City Skirmish 1861
1861Civil War
0.3 mi
Price's Raid — Battle of Westport
1864Civil War
3.5 mi
Battle of Byram's Ford
1864Civil War
3.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was District I listed on the National Register?

District I was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 7, 1983.

What type of historic resource is District I?

District I is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for District I?

The period of significance for District I is recorded as the listed era.

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