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Title: Old Prison May Acquire New Role
Description: Photo and article about the plans for preservation of "[t]he old Vine Street Workhouse at 2011 Vine, a 19th-century penal institution now used as a transfer point for city refuse" and possibly "developed as a museum commemorating the black community of Kansas City." Description of preservation and reuse efforts of commission members including Joe Mattox, J. Nelson Happy, and Jane Flynn for the workhouse and "an adjoining fire station at 2033," both with castle-like appearances.
Date: 1977-09-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Historic Kansas City Architecture
Description: Photos depicting historical architecture on buildings still in existence in 1975.
Date: 1975
Object Type: Book

Title: Landmarks Commission
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Resolution from the City of Kansas City, Missouri Landmarks Commission Recognizing 4500 E. 107th Street
Description: Manuscript contains documentation, including photographs, of recognition of the home of Roy Rank. The house, started in 1969, incorporates decorative elements from the demolished Thorny Croft Mansion at 301 E. Armour Boulevard as well as from several other historic structures.
Date: 1905-06-27
Object Type: Manuscript

Title: Heads Go Up, and Official Thumbs Go Down
Description: Eight self-portrait ceramic head sculptures done by Kansas City Art Institute students sit perched on the roofline of an apartment building at 48th and Jefferson called Vanity Fair. The heads were glued in place by apartment owner Don Anderson. The apartment building was designed by Nelle E. Peters and is part of the Poets Group located near the Country Club Plaza and is in a historic district. The city's Landmark Commission now wants the heads taken down.
Date: 2004-09-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Effort to award Temple historic designation fails
Description: Article discusses decision by Kansas City Landmarks Commission not to designate Temple B'nai Jehudah historic lndmark.
Date: 2003-06-28
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Preliminary Inventory of Architecture and Historic Sites
Description: Inventory of architectural landmarks in the city, including those already on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date: 1974-11
Object Type: Book

Title: South Side of 2827 Benton Boulevard
Description: View of the house that once stood at 2827 Benton Boulevard in the Santa Fe Residential District.
Date: 1963-09-17
Object Type: Photograph

Title: House at 119 Lawndale Avenue
Description: View of the house at 119 Lawndale Avenue in the South Indian Mound Residential District.
Date: 1955-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: House at 119 Lawndale Avenue
Description: View of the house at 119 Lawndale Avenue in the South Indian Mound Residential District.
Date: 1955-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: House at 119 Lawndale Avenue
Description: View of the rear side of the house at 119 Lawndale Avenue in the South Indian Mound Residential District.
Date: 1955-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking East on 13th Street from Washington
Description: View facing east along 13th Street from its intersection with Washington Street in Quality Hill. A sign advertising Cities Service Oil Company is in view. The Aladdin Hotel Building can be seen in the background. Cars and pedestrians along 13th Street are in view.
Date: 1952-09-26
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 23rd Street Viaduct - Looking South
Description: View facing south along the 23rd Street Viaduct during construction in the West Bottoms. A small portion of the American Royal Livestock and Horse Show Exhibit Building can be seen on the right side of the photograph. Workers for the Clarkson Construction Company are pouring concrete on the road. Road construction equipment is in view.
Date: 1961-07-26
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 2836 Benton Boulevard North Side
Description: View of the north side of the house at 2836 Benton Boulevard in the Santa Fe Residential District.
Date: 1963-09-17
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Front View 2827 Benton Boulevard
Description: View of the house that once stood at 2827 Benton Boulevard in the Santa Fe Residential District.
Date: 1963-09-17
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 2836 Benton Boulevard
Description: View of the rear side of the house at 2836 Benton Boulevard in the Santa Fe Residential District.
Date: 1963-09-17
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 9th East from Main
Description: View facing east along 9th Street from its intersection with Main Street. The Waltower Building on the northeast corner of 9th and Walnut streets can be seen on the north side of the street. The Fidelity National Bank Building on the southeast corner of 9th and Walnut streets and the Union National Bank Building on the southwest corner of 9th and Walnut streets can be seen on the south side of the street. Signs for the Junction Buffet, Country Club Beer and MobilGas can be seen. Pedestrians and cars along 9th Street are in view.
Date: 1949-06-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking North on Walnut from 10th
Description: View facing north along Walnut Street from its intersection with 10th Street. The Commerce Bank and Union National Bank buildings can be seen on the west side of the street. The Columbia National Bank building is in view on the east side of the street. A sign for Mallet and Gretzer Tailors on the west side of the street and one for Country Club Beer on the east can be seen. Automobiles, pedestrians and a street paving crew from the Midwest Pre-Cote Company working on Walnut Street are in view.
Date: 1950-05-21
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1017 and 1019 Broadway Boulevard Buildings
Description: View of two buildings that once stood at 1017 and 1019 Broadway Boulevard. The view is facing east. The 1017 building displays signs advertising Budweiser Beer and the 1019 building has boarded up windows.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Parking Lot behind the Royal Building
Description: View of a parking lot located behind the Royal Building that once stood at 1016 Central Street. The view is facing north toward 10th Street. The Western Newspaper Union Building on the north side of 10th Street can be seen in the background. Several cars parked in the lot can be seen.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

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