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Library District (Kansas City, Missouri)

May 13, 2023

The Library District is an officially designated neighborhood in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States, roughly bounded by 9th and 11th Streets on the north and south and Main Street and Broadway on the east and west. The District contains a sub-district named the West Ninth Street/Baltimore Avenue Historic District listed on the National Register and which includes several buildings individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It also contains other notable structures not listed on the National Register.

The Central Library, from which the district takes its name

History of the Library District

 
The Kansas City Club on Baltimore Avenue

Originally developed as a commercial and entertainment area in the 1880s, the Library District took its new name in 2003 in connection with the move of the Kansas City Public Library's Central Branch to the former headquarters of the First National Bank of Kansas City, presently the Central Library. At the same time, many commercial office buildings nearby were converted to loft apartment residences and the City of Kansas City initiated major streetscape improvements within the district. Together, these changes established a distinctive character for the neighborhood.

Distinctive features

The Library District has a available through the Kansas City Public Library's website. The walking tour guide begins at the steps of the Library's public garage on 10th Street, between Wyandotte Street and Baltimore Avenue.

Library district buildings on the National Register of Historic Places

Other historic Library District buildings

The Kansas City Library District Garage "Community Bookshelf"

 
Library District Garage and Kansas City Club

The Central Library's parking garage has a distinctive facade on 10th Street, using images of 22 9-meter-high bookspines to create a "community bookshelf." The garage was created by architect Brian M. Finn when he was with the architectural firm CDFM2 in 2003. The signage firm Dimensional Innovations made the Mylar bookends and postcard images, and local residents got to choose which titles would be represented in the bookshelf. The Wyandotte Street facade includes enlarged historic postcards with images of 10th Street and 9th Street from the early 1900s. The Baltimore Avenue facade next to the Kansas City Club includes giant banners with images of the Great Hall of the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building and a fanciful image of a gathering of famous Kansas Citians in an architectural fantasy by local artist Bob Holloway. The 22 "Community Bookshelf" book titles (in order from West to East on 10th street):[1][2]

(Building Entrance)

Further reading

  • George Ehrlich, Kansas City, Missouri: An Architectural History, (Kansas City: Historic Kansas City Foundation, 1979)
  • Millstein, Cydney. “West Ninth Street Baltimore Avenue Historic District Boundary Increase I, Kansas City, Missouri.” National Register of Historic Places Nomination, 2001.
  • Millstein, Cydney. Library District Walking Tour Guide. Kansas City Public Library. 2004

References

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  2. ^ Community Bookshelf | Kansas City Public Library

Coordinates: 39°06′10″N 94°35′02″W / 39.10269°N 94.58392°W / 39.10269; -94.58392

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District contains a sub district named the West Ninth Street Baltimore Avenue Historic District listed on the National Register and which includes several buildings individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places It also contains other notable structures not listed on the National Register The Central Library from which the district takes its name Contents 1 History of the Library District 2 Distinctive features 2 1 Library district buildings on the National Register of Historic Places 2 2 Other historic Library District buildings 2 3 The Kansas City Library District Garage Community Bookshelf 3 Further reading 4 ReferencesHistory of the Library District Edit The Kansas City Club on Baltimore Avenue Originally developed as a commercial and entertainment area in the 1880s the Library District took its new name in 2003 in connection with the move of the Kansas City Public Library s Central Branch to the former headquarters of the First National Bank of Kansas City presently the Central Library At the same time many commercial office buildings nearby were converted to loft apartment residences and the City of Kansas City initiated major streetscape improvements within the district Together these changes established a distinctive character for the neighborhood Distinctive features EditThe Library District has a walking tour guide available through the Kansas City Public Library s website The walking tour guide begins at the steps of the Library s public garage on 10th Street between Wyandotte Street and Baltimore Avenue Library district buildings on the National Register of Historic Places Edit The New York Life Building Central Library First National Bank Building 1880 Bunker Building 1881 Old New England Building 1887 88 New York Life Building 1888 Savoy Hotel and Grill 1888 Graphic Arts Building 1917 Land Bank Building 1923 24 Other historic Library District buildings Edit The Kansas City Club The University Club of Kansas City 1922 The Kansas City School of Law 1926 The Kansas City Library District Garage Community Bookshelf Edit Library District Garage and Kansas City Club The Central Library s parking garage has a distinctive facade on 10th Street using images of 22 9 meter high bookspines to create a community bookshelf The garage was created by architect Brian M Finn when he was with the architectural firm CDFM2 in 2003 The signage firm Dimensional Innovations made the Mylar bookends and postcard images and local residents got to choose which titles would be represented in the bookshelf The Wyandotte Street facade includes enlarged historic postcards with images of 10th Street and 9th Street from the early 1900s The Baltimore Avenue facade next to the Kansas City Club includes giant banners with images of the Great Hall of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building and a fanciful image of a gathering of famous Kansas Citians in an architectural fantasy by local artist Bob Holloway The 22 Community Bookshelf book titles in order from West to East on 10th street 1 2 Kansas City Stories Volume I Kansas City Missouri Its History and Its People 1808 1908 Carrie Westlake Whitney 1908 Tom s Town Kansas City and the Pendergast Legend William M Reddig 1986 Goin to Kansas City Nathan W Pearson Jr 1987 Farm A Year in the Life of an American Farmer Rhodes 1989 Mr Anonymous the Story of William Volker Herbert C Cornuelle 1951 Kansas City Missouri An Architectural History 1826 1990 George Ehrlich 1992 Journeys Through Time A Young Traveler s Guide to Kansas City s History Monroe Dodd Daniel Serda 2000 Kansas City Stories Volume II Virgil Thomson a Reader Selected Writings 1924 1984 Thomson 2002 Mrs Bridge Connell 1959 I Was Right on Time O Neil 1996 The O Donnells Peggy Sullivan 1956 Independence Avenue Eileen Sherman 1990 Stella Louella s Runaway Book Lisa Campbell Ernst 1998 PrairyErth A Deep Map Least Heat Moon 1991 Messages from my Father Calvin Trillin 1996 Catch 22 Heller Children s Stories Goodnight Moon Brown pictures by Hurd Harold and the Purple Crayon Johnson Winnie the Pooh Milne Green Eggs and Ham Dr Seuss What a Wonderful World Weiss Thiele pictures by Bryan 1995 Little House on the Prairie Wilder The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Baum M C Higgins the Great Hamilton Silent Spring Carson O Pioneers Cather Cien Anos de Soledad Marquez Their Eyes Were Watching God Hurston Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury The Republic Plato The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Twain Building Entrance Tao Te Ching Lao Tzu The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes Hughes Black Elk Speaks Neihardt Invisible Man Ellison To Kill a Mockingbird Lee Journals of the Expedition Lewis Clark Undaunted Courage Ambrose The Lord of the Rings Tolkien A Tale of Two Cities Dickens Charlotte s Web White Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare Truman McCullough Further reading EditGeorge Ehrlich Kansas City Missouri An Architectural History Kansas City Historic Kansas City Foundation 1979 Millstein Cydney West Ninth Street Baltimore Avenue Historic District Boundary Increase I Kansas City Missouri National Register of Historic Places Nomination 2001 Millstein Cydney Library District Walking Tour Guide Kansas City Public Library 2004References Edit www listsofbests com Archived from the original on 2011 07 20 Retrieved 2010 10 17 Community Bookshelf Kansas City Public Library Coordinates 39 06 10 N 94 35 02 W 39 10269 N 94 58392 W 39 10269 94 58392 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Library District Kansas City Missouri amp oldid 1034313024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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