Full frontal view of building and unidentified men in foreground. The kansas city live stock exchange building fronts on 250 feet of genesee street at sixteenth street and has three wings extending 126 feet to the west not visible on the postcard it was the largest livestock exchange building in the world and one of the largest office buildings in kansas city at the time.
Built in 1910 the livestock exchange building was seen as a fortress of commerce for kansas city and the western territory.
Livestock exchange building kansas city. Located in kansas city s most accessible location right between kansas city kansas and kansas city missouri. 206 likes 178 were here. Few buildings in kansas city or even in the midwest evoke an affinity for the area s heritage.
The kansas city live stock exchange was the headquarters of the kansas city stockyards it is located at 1600 gennesse in kansas city missouri in the west bottoms the building is listed on the national register of historic places it is owned by bill haw. Originally established in 1871 the stockyards area quickly expanded from its original 13 acres to 55 adding multiple loading docks on both the kansas and missouri pacific tracks new sheds for hogs and sheep and developed one of the largest horse and mule. Historic buildings livestock exchange building.
The building which began construction in 1909 and was completed in 1911 was the largest livestock exchange building in the. 1600 genessee kansas city mo 64102. Livestock exchange building kc kansas city mo.
General collection p1 buildings livestock exchange number 4. Kansas city livestock exchange building. 12 mvsc q 338 17 k16s.
Nick suarez sior ccim. 1600 genessee street kansas city missouri. Few buildings in kansas city or even in the midwest evoke an affinity for the area s heritage like the livestock.
It was the largest livestock exchange building in the world and one of the largest office structures in kansas at that time 75 years of kansas city livestock market history p. With 475 offices the building housed the stockyards company telegraph offices banks restaurants railroad and packing house representatives and government agencies. 200 likes 2 talking about this 180 were here.
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