Kansas City, Missouri Western Union Telegraph Building | |
Location | 100-114 E. 7th St., Kansas City, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 39°6′20″N 94°34′53″W / 39.10556°N 94.58139°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1920 |
Architect | Smith, Charles A.; Van Sant, J.R., Construction Co. |
Architectural style | Early Commercial |
NRHP reference No. | 03000010[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 12, 2003 |
The Western Union Telegraph Building in Kansas City, Missouri, is a former telecommunications building from 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Western Union began operations in Kansas City in 1865.[2] In 1915, the company started planning a new regional hub in the city and began construction in 1919. The facility opened in 1920.[3] Western Union continued its telecommunication operations in the building until the late 1970s.[4] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 2003.[5] In 2014, technology company The Nerdery moved into the Western Union building.[6]
The building is a four-story Commercial style structure. The concrete building is covered in a brick veneer, brown on the lower two floors and red on the upper two.[7] The Walnut Street and 7th Street facades are divided into six bays and ten bays, respectively.[8] Below the cornice on each facade is a terra cotta sign that reads "WESTERN UNION".[7]
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