20 W. 9th St., Kansas City, Missouri. County/parish: Jackson.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 08, 1970. NRIS 70000336.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The New York Life Building is a 12-story, 180 ft (55 m) high-rise in the Library District of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The brick and brownstone tower, which was completed in 1890, generally is regarded as Kansas City's first skyscraper and was the first building in the city equipped with elevators. It was commissioned by the New York Life Insurance Company, which also used the same design for the Omaha National Bank Building in Omaha that was completed in 1889. Several buildings around the world share its name. A centerpiece of the Library District and West Ninth Street Historic District, the building is located amid historic structures such as the Kansas City Club and the Central Library.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63819305