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Title
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Historic Building
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Description
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Brief article about the history and historic value of the Paseo High School building, designed by Charles Smith in 1924 and completed on September 9, 1926, at 4747 Flora Avenue, slated for demolition in 1990.
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Date
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1989-07-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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One Man Designed Most Schools on the Historic List
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Description
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File containing a photo and biographical article about Charles Smith (1867-1948), designer of over 50 schools as "Kansas City School District architect" for 38 years from 1898 to 1936, including Northeast High School (neoclassical from 1914) and Chick Elementary School (Art Deco from 1930). Native of Ohio coming to Kansas City with residence at 4133 Locust Street.
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Date
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1990-04-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Charles Smith, Architect
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Description
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Biographical sketch of Charles Ashley Smith, or Charles Smith, an architect in the Finance Building. Born in Ohio in 1866 and coming to Kansas City in 1887 as an architect with William Hackney before becoming "the architect for the Kansas City Board of Education" in 1898 and designing many local buildings.
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Date
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1938
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People, 1800-1908
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Description
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Biographical sketch of Charles Smith, architect of the Kansas City School District born in Ohio in 1866 and coming here in 1887 before his school appointment in 1898. Also information about William Hackney, an architect coming to Kansas City in 1887 with fellow architect Charles Smith, operating an architectural firm together until Hackney's death in 1898.
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Architects
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Description
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Photo and information on Charles Smith (1867-1948), architect of the Kansas City School District from 1898 to 1936. Native of Ohio coming to Kansas City in 1898 as a designer of several public schools as well as the Rialto Building, the Dwight Building, the Victor Building, the Professional Building, the Kansas City Club building, the Pla-Mor Amusement Center, and buildings at Kansas City University, William Jewell College, and Westminster College.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Kansas City and Its One Hundred Foremost Men
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Description
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Photo and bio of Charles Smith, "Architect for the School District of Kansas City," born in Ohio in 1866 and coming to Kansas City in 1893 with residence at 810 Benton Boulevard.
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Date
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1925
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Firestone Employees and Charles A. Smith
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Description
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Group portrait of Firestone employees and Charles A. Smith, architect and architect of Firestone station, behind table of flowers surrounding a Firestone tire. Employees identified on back of photograph.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Firestone Store Opening
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Description
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Unidentified men and Charles A. Smith standing with flowers at what appears to be the opening of the Firestone Store at Linwood and Troost.
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Date
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1930
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Northeast High School
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Description
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The architect [of Northeast High School] was Charles A. Smith of the school board.
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Date
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1914-05-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Board of Directors, Officers, and Heads of Departments of The School District of Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Damaged composite of portrait photographs of Kansas City School District personnel. At least one photo (Wm. T. Bland) is missing; others are loose. Portraits include Brady, J. H., Chief Engineer; Cammack, I. I., Asst. Superintendent.; Casey, Frank S., Purchasing Agent; Cook, Hale H.; Faxon, Frank A., President; Greenwood, J. M., Superintendent.; Harrison, J. S.; Jackson, J. B. Jr., Secretary; Ladd, Sanford B., Counsel; McCune, Henry L.; Moore, Milton, Vice President; Smith, Charles, A., Architect; Swinney, E. F., Treasurer; Tharpe, F. D., Asst. Superintendent; Wright, Purd B., Librarian.
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Date
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1912-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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A Kansas City Architect: Charles A. Smith
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about Charles Smith, a local architect designing many downtown buildings, such as 1016 Walnut Street, YMCAs at both downtown and the Paseo, and Capitol Garage at 1306 Main Street.
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Date
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1986-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Charles Smith, Kansas City Architect
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Description
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Biographical sketch of Charles Ashley Smith, or Charles Smith (1866-1948), a prominent Kansas City architect. Native of Ohio coming to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1887 as a draftsman for architect William Hackney and taking over after Hackney's death in 1898 "as official architect for the Kansas City, Missouri Board of Education." Designer and co-designer of many buildings in Kansas City, Missouri, and the following in Kansas City, Kansas, with employee Arthur Hall: "the George H. Gray residence in Westheight Manor, built in 1924"; "the Tudor Style Fire Station No. 11 at 3100 State Avenue"; "the six-story Anderson Storage Co. Warehouse at 736-738 Armstrong, built in 1925"; "the rural White Church Elementary School of 1926-27"; and "the Woods Bros. Corporation's new Fairfax Airport."
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Date
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1905-06-11
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Object Type
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Book
