Every day, all year long, HKC works to revitalize historic structures that give our community visible connections to its past and lends irreplaceable visual character to the streetscape. Once a year, we announce the Most Endangered, a list of historic places on the brink of extinction and too important to lose. These places shape lives, and when they’re gone, they leave a void that can’t be filled. See our 2020-21 list HERE.
Read More Historic Kansas City »The Historic Kansas City has a lot of events happening throughout the year. Please check back regularly to see what we're doing next.
View the Calendar »In June of 2015 neighborhood residents reported that these Plaza apartments on Summit had been vacated by all occupants. A subsequent search of city permit applications revealed utility cut-off and pre-demolition permits, indicating an intent… read more
View Current Projects »President & Owner of The Roasterie
Danny O’Neill—a preservationist from originally from Denison, Iowa. He started out air roasting coffee in the basement of his home in Brookside and in 1993 he founded The Roasterie. Since that time his company…
View Preservationists »Every day, all year long, HKC works to revitalize historic structures that give our community visible connections to its past and lends irreplaceable visual character to the streetscape. Once a year, we announce the Most Endangered, a list of historic places on the brink of extinction and too important to lose. These places shape lives, and when they’re gone, they leave a void that can’t be filled. See our 2020-21 list HERE.
Read More Historic Kansas City »The Historic Kansas City has a lot of events happening throughout the year. Please check back regularly to see what we're doing next.
View the Calendar »THE INTEGRITY OF THE SIMPSON-YEOMANS/COUNTRY SIDE HISTORIC DISTRICT IS UNDER THREAT! An application has been filed by the homeowners to demolish the existing historic home so they may construct a new home on the… read more
View Current Projects »Director/Photographer, Owner of the Guild
Lyndon Wade is part of the photography and directorial duo called The Wade Brothers, the owners of the Guild KC and a video production company called RW2 studios. The Wade Brothers have been named…
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