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Station · Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Union StationSuspected
- Dated
- Dated 1911–14
- Declared purpose
- Union railroad station
- Today
- Survives, station and museums
- Build time
- About 3 years (1911–14)
- Region
- United States
- Architect of record
- Jarvis Hunt, architect: about 46 when credited (1909, born 1863). Build time on record: about 3 years (1911–14).All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Suspected
Why it's on the list
A 95-foot Grand Hall finished in about three years.
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A Beaux-Arts station with a 95-foot Grand Hall, opened in 1914. It closed in 1985 and reopened after restoration.
Why researchers flag it
A 95-foot Grand Hall finished in about three years.
A grand hall for a midwest city
The Grand Hall is 95 feet high. The question: who expected traffic on this scale?
Closed, then saved
It was empty for years before a 1996 restoration, like Detroit's Michigan Central.
Architect of record
Jarvis Hunt (born 1863) was about 46 when credited with the design in 1909. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.
Questions worth asking
- Why build so big, then let it empty out?
Possible original uses
- Transit hall
- Civic hall
What the photos show
Exterior of Union Station, MO2023-01-23 14:57:07 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tours to the forty-second annual convention of the American Bankers' Association, Kansas City, Missouri, September 25 to 30, 1916 - three special trains via the New York Central Lines (1916) (14735638406)1916 · No restrictions
Union Station Kansas City, Missouri2010-11-26 16:38:41 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
