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The Kansas City Terminal Railway Company Roundhouse Historic District, in Kansas City, Missouri, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The listing included four contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and a contributing sites. [1] It is a 22 acres (8.9 ha) complex. [2]
Church of Saint Francis Xavier, Kansas City, Missouri by Barry Byrne (1949), called the "fish church" because of its plan, with statuary by Alfonso Iannelli and Stations of the Cross by Annette Cremin Byrne; recipient of the American Institute of Architects retrospective award for design excellence in 1987 Church of Saint Francis Xavier, Parish Office, Kansas City, Missouri
The continued growth made way for a 3,050-seat sanctuary, an educational wing and prayer chapel in 2004. Live web streaming of worship services began in late 2008 for those unable to worship at a physical location. Since the launch of live streaming, groups around the city and country gather to watch the services online.
The Western Auto Building, first known as the Coca-Cola Building or the Candler Building, after owner Asa Griggs Candler, is located at 2107 Grand Boulevard, in the Crossroads neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. Built in 1914, it later served as the headquarters of the Western Auto Supply Company and became known by that association ...
[3] [4] [5] Christ the Redeemer differs considerably from its original design, as the initial plan was a large Christ with a globe in one hand and a cross in the other. Although the project organizers originally accepted the design, it later changed to the statue of today, with the arms spread out wide.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the Jackson County portions of Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map. [1]
Construction was completed a little less than 10 years later, and it was dedicated on Oct. 12, 1931. Weighing 635 metric tons, it is the largest Art Deco statue in the world.
Downtown Kansas City is defined as being roughly bounded by the Missouri River to the north, 31st Street to the south, Troost Avenue to the east, and State Line Road to the west. The locations of National Register properties and districts are in an online map.