Historic Preservation
A Better Big Blue Battlefield in Kansas City | Part III
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on the restoration of the Big Blue Battlefield in Kansas City, Missouri. The engagement on the Big Blue Battlefield was pivotal in the larger Battle of Westport, an October 1864 clash that effectively ended organized Confederate military operations in Missouri. As the years receded,…
The Way We Were: Mapping Historic Landmarks in Kansas City
Kansas City has about 300 landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places, and more than 100 on its local Register of Historic Places. Check the maps.
Concerned Civic Leaders Form Group to Support the Country Club Plaza
Kansas City civic leaders have formed a new nonprofit group to support the struggling Country Club Plaza, which will mark its centennial in 2023.
curiousKC: What Did Union Hill Look Like Before Redevelopment?
If ever you were curious, here’s your chance to learn what Union Hill looked like before it was redeveloped beginning in the 1980s.
Commission Backs Historic Landmark Protection for Buildings at 31st and Main
The Historic Preservation Commission supports local landmark designation for several buildings at 31st and Main streets that would otherwise face imminent demolition.
Plaza Development Controversy Erupts, 1940s Church Likely Casualty
The Country Club Plaza is a development flash point again with the likely demolition of an attractive, but unprotected, old church and a developer’s plan to replace it with a three-level restaurant project.
KC Preservation Projects Failing Key State Incentive Program
Changes implemented by the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) are making it much more challenging for downtown residential projects in Kansas City to qualify for the state historic tax credit program.
Katz Redevelopment Plan Sparks Incentive Debate on Streetcar Route
An apartment plan involving the landmark Katz Drugstore has become the opening salvo in a City Hall debate over how – or whether – tax incentives should be available to help developments planned along the new streetcar extension down Main.
Three Light Construction to Start in May, Midland Renovation This Fall
The Cordish Co. has confirmed construction of the $140 million Three Light luxury apartment tower will begin in May, adding the renovation of the historic Midland building into affordable apartments is expected to begin this fall.
Small Congregations Rethink the Role of Big Historic Churches
Churches are seeking out new solutions to maintain historic older buildings.