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Commerce Trust Building
Commerce Trust Building is a 15-story tower built for Kansas City Missouri's biggest bank Commerce Bancshares in 1907, and was Kansas City's second skyscraper following the New York Life building. It has a facade of red granite and white terra cotta tiles and was Missouri's tallest building when it opened. Formerly, the site was the home of the Kansas City Journal, which in turn was taken over by Commerce. Harry Truman worked in the predecessor building. Its architect, Jarvis Hunt, also designed Union Station (Kansas City), Union Station and the headquarters of the Kansas City Star. The construction company was the George A. Fuller, George A. Fuller Company which built the Flatiron Building in the New York City and as a company continues to build major skyscrapers around the world. In 1965, Commerce built a larger adjoining building Commerce Tower but has continued to use the original building. In 2004, Commerce Bancshares conducted a $48 million renovation of the building e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarvis Hunt
Jarvis Hunt (August 6, 1863 – June 15, 1941) was a Chicago architect who designed a wide array of buildings, including railroad stations, suburban estates, industrial buildings, clubhouses and other structures. Biography Hunt was born in Weathersfield, Vermont, and attended Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He had a passion for golf and qualified for the 1904 Olympics Golf Team, but failed to make the cut. Hunt later designed the clubhouses of several clubs, including the National Golf Links of America Golf Course, of which he was a founding member, and the Chicago Golf Club. Most of his projects are associated with the United States Midwest, including the Kansas City Union Station and the Joliet Union Station. Hunt based his architectural firm in Chicago's Monadnock Building. Hunt retired to his home in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1927. He died on June 15, 1941, in St. Petersburg. Family life Hunt was the son of attorney, farmer and photo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
