The R.A. Long building is a historic skyscraper in
Kansas City, Missouri located on the northwest corner of the intersection of 10th Street and Grand Avenue.
In 1906,
R.A. Long's
Long-Bell Lumber Company In 1887, Robert A. Long and Victor Bell formed the Long-Bell Lumber Company in Columbus, Kansas. The Long-Bell Lumber Company branched out using balanced vertical integration to control all aspects of lumber from the sawmills to the retail lumber ...
had outgrown the office space in the Keith & Perry Building. Expanding operations and the need for a larger headquarters resulted in the construction of the R.A. Long Building, completed in 1907. This was the first all-steel framed building in
Kansas City, Missouri with 16 stories and over 600 offices. Long's office was located on the 8th floor.
It was the first offices of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and covers the 10th District of the Federal Reserve, which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and portions of western Missouri and northern New Mex ...
from 1914 to 1921 when it moved across the street to the newly constructed
925 Grand
925 Grand is the former headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and was the oldest building in active use of any Federal Reserve Bank. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
In 1913 Kansas City and St. ...
.
The renamed
City National Bank & Trust Company opened their headquarters on the first floor in 1934. In 1947 the bank purchased the building.
The building was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
on January 8, 2003.
In 2000 UMB started major renovations but the 8th and 14th floors were designated historic preservation floors to be restored to as close to original specifications as possible.
-Building restoration
References
Buildings and structures in Kansas City, Missouri
Commercial buildings completed in 1907
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Federal Reserve Bank buildings
Government buildings in Missouri
National Register of Historic Places in Kansas City, Missouri
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