Corby–Forsee Building, also known as the Corby Building, is a historic commercial building located at

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. It was designed by the architectural firm

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and built in 1910. It is a 12-story, reinforced concrete building faced with yellow brick and grey-buff

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detailing at the first, second, eleventh and twelfth floor levels. A one-story addition was designed by the architecture firm of Eckel & Aldrich and constructed in 1927 to house the trade halls of the St. Joseph Grain Exchange. It was listed on the

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in 1980. It is located in the St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District.

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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Missouri Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Commercial buildings completed in 1910 Buildings and structures in St. Joseph, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Buchanan County, Missouri {{BuchananCountyMO-NRHP-stub