Argyle Building (Kansas City, Missouri)
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The Argyle Building in Kansas City, Missouri
was built in 1906. It was designed as a 4-story structure by architect Louis Curtiss
in Early Commercial style. In 1924-1925, the firm of Keene & Simpson
expanded the building to 10 stories. The new floors were used for medical offices. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
in 2005.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
was built in 1906. It was designed as a 4-story structure by architect Louis Curtiss
Louis Curtiss
Louis Singleton Curtiss, was a Canadian-born American architect. Notable as a pioneer of the curtain wall design, he was once described as "the Frank Lloyd Wright of Kansas City", Missouri. In his career, he designed more than 200 buildings, though not all were realized...
in Early Commercial style. In 1924-1925, the firm of Keene & Simpson
Keene & Simpson
Keene & Simpson was an American architectural firm of partners Arthur Samuel Keene and Leslie B. Simpson from 1909-1955, after which it became Keene and Simpson and Murphy....
expanded the building to 10 stories. The new floors were used for medical offices. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2005.