National Register of Historic Places

Knickerbocker Apartments

Kansas City, Missouri
Listed
June 13, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03000525

About this property

The Knickerbocker Apartments were located at 501-535 Knickerbocker Place in the Valentine Neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. The Late 19th and 20th Century Revival style building was designed by Leon Grant Middaugh and J.A. Rose, and was built in 1909. It is significant for its architecture, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It was demolished in 2020. The Historic Kansas City Foundation listed the apartments on their 2014 Most Endangered list of buildings in the Kansas City area. A fire in May 2020 created further damage to the vacant buildings. They were owned by the Kansas City Life Insurance Company and were demolished in July-August 2020. An identical building on the north side of the street was razed in 1982 for a Kansas City Life Insurance Company expansion project.

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Kansas City, Missouri
39.06466, -94.59228
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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1864Civil War
2 mi
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When was Knickerbocker Apartments listed on the National Register?

Knickerbocker Apartments was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Knickerbocker Apartments?

Knickerbocker Apartments is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Knickerbocker Apartments is recorded as the industrial era.

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