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Title
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Federal Building and Post Office
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Description
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Photo and description of the Federal Building and Post Office building located at 9th and Walnut Streets, occupying 168 feet on Walnut Street and 115.5 feet on 9th Street.
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Date
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1932
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Post Office
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Description
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Postcard showing the corner at 9th and Walnut streets with the old post office building in the background.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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911: An Emergency on Walnut
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Description
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Article about the twin-towered Post Office Federal Building, winner of 1931 American Institute of Architecture award. Story of its near abandonment after a report by OSHA (Office of Safety and Health Administration).
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Date
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1994
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Federal Government in Greater Kansas City
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Description
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Description of the federal building officially called the U.S. Customs House & Post Office, at 9th and Walnut Streets. Under construction in 1879, opened on August 29, 1885. Site cost $8,500, total cost reportedly $325,000. Three-story gray sandstone structure with two towers and an ornamental iron fence bordering on two sides with the Town Clock in one of its towers. Building razed in 1930 to make way for the new Fidelity Bank Building. The building was sold to the Fidelity Bank & Trust Company for $260,000.
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Date
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1939
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Object Type
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Book
