2019 MOST ENDANGERED
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 2019 list HERE.
News From HKC.
Press Releases
18th & Vine Design Guidelines
18th and Vine historically served as the epicenter of African American life within Kansas
City. Around this intersection, commercial and entertainment activity blended with
residential life, creating a completely self-sufficient community within the greater Kansas
City area. It was in this area that Kansas City jazz was born with its own distinctive style
that draws upon New Orleans jazz and ragtime. Due to this unique association with the
African American experience in Kansas City and the creation of Kansas City Jazz, the
18th and Vine District is nationally, regionally, and locally significant.
Country Club Plaza Walking Guide
In addition to being one of Kansas City’s favorite gathering places, the Country Club Plaza is widely considered a jewel of 20th-century urban design. At 95 years old, the district endures as the most vital and valued part of its regional community, which counts over two million residents and 20 million
annual visitors. Famously designed to embrace the automobile, the Plaza is in fact human
scaled, with rich and layered decoration and detail intended to enchant and reward those
who take the time for a walk and a moment to look around them. This guide, organized as a series of walking tours and seven short essays, provides entertaining facts and insight on the unique character and features of the Plaza.
Westport Presentation
The Wesport Survey Presentation presented on February 6th to the public.
Westport Historic Resources Survey – Final Report
Rosin Preservation completed a historic resources survey of 406 resources in the Westport area of Kansas City, Missouri, roughly bounded by 39th Street, Main Street, 43rd Street, and Southwest Trafficway (Summit Street). The goal was two-fold: to identify resources (buildings, sites, structures, and objects) that may be eligible for listing in the National and/or Kansas City Registers of Historic Places and to identify resources that are not register-eligible.
2017 Preservation Awards
Historic Kansas City is accepting nominations for our annual Preservation Awards. Award categories cover a broad array of preservation issues in order to encourage nominations from a wide range of professionals and disciplines. Nominations are due Wednesday, February 21st 2018. The nomination process is very simple—it will just take a few minutes of your time. Please fill attached form and send to swinfield@historickansascity.org
The awards ceremony will occur on Wednesday, March 21st at 5:30PM in the Pickwick Plaza.
Coates Hotel Fire – Audio 1
Westport Notice of Public Presentation
Historic Kansas City (HKC) will announce the results of the Westport
Historic Resources Survey (survey) on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 6:30
pm at the Westport Presbyterian Church, 201 Westport Rd., the first
comprehensive survey to inventory, map and describe Westport’s
significant cultural resources. The survey will be an important tool for
protecting and preserving Westport’s distinctive character as the area
continues to grow and change.