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Title
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Recent Architecture Here: More Samples of Fine New Kansas City Homes
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Description
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Illustrations and descriptions of the following residences new in Kansas City in 1899: (1) Dr. Generous Henderson at 1016 Paseo, designed by Rudolf Markgraf; (2) Elliott Jones at Norledge Place, designed by Root & Siemens; (3) Major T. G. Beaham at 30th and Troost Avenue, designed by Shepard & Farrar; (4) William Reid or W. M. Reid at 36th and Walnut Streets, designed by Root & Siemens; (5) Judge Scarritt at Independence and Bales Avenues, designed by Frederick Hill; (6) W. C. Tyree at 38th and Broadway, designed by Root & Siemens; (7) William Nettleon at 36th and Walnut Streets, designed by Root & Siemens; and (8) George Wing at 36th and McGee Streets, designed by Root & Siemens.
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Date
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1899-12-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Root & Siemens Architectural Firm
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Description
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File contains photos, illustrations, and information on the Root & Siemens architectural firm of Kansas City including its partners Walter Root and George Siemens (ca. 1864-1951). Siemens, a native of Jefferson City, Missouri, came to Kansas City as an architect of local residences (residing himself at 3729 Baltimore Avenue). Walter Clarke Root, or Walter Root (1859-1925) was a native of Atlanta, raised in New York City, and came to Kansas City in 1886 as an architect for the firm of Burnham & Root in Chicago. Root witnessed and wrote about the 1903 flood. File has information about several buildings designed by the firm: the Scarritt Building (at 9th and Grand Avenues in 1907), the Westport Methodist Episcopal Church (at 40th and Washington Streets), and the George B. Peck Dry Goods Company building (at 11th and Main Streets in 1914).
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Kansas City Architects
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Description
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Article about the architects and architectural firms of Louis Curtiss, Frederick Hill, Shepard & Farrar, Root & Siemens, and Frederick Crosby Gunn, or Frederick Gunn.
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Date
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1899-11-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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J. P. Townley Residence
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Description
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Photo of the J. P. Townley residence at 3400 Gladstone Boulevard, designed by architects Root & Siemens.
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Date
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1912-09
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Frank Dickinson Residence
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Description
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Photos of the interior and exterior of the Frank Dickinson residence at 124 West 53rd Street, designed by architects Root & Siemens.
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Date
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1912-09-01
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Scarritt Building Exuded Opulence
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Description
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Postcard image and short article on the historic Scarritt Building (9th St. & Grand Ave.), considered to be Kansas City's second "skyscraper." It was built in 1907 by the Scarritt Estate Company at a cost of $750,000 and designed by the Root & Siemens architectural firm.
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Date
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2011-04-20
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
