Kansas City General Hospital, 2315 LocuSt Kansas City, Jackson County, MO
Opened in 1908, was the City`s earliest charitable hospital under Municipal control. A public hospital had been located in other buildings in this general vicinity, before the passage of a bond issue in 1903 for the construction of this major hospital...Frederick C. Gunn, Walter Root, and George Siemens, each locally prominent architects, designed the original building. The architects purposefully combined the poetic with the utilitarian in the style of this Jacobean-influenced structure. The original H-shaped plan with projecting end wings was intended to provide the maximum available light and cross ventilation. At the time of its construction the building was distinguished for its combination of modern features and historical architectural precedents. Today, its architectural features alone make it an outstanding contribution to the City`s built environment.
Kansas City General Hospital, 2315 LocuSt Kansas City, Jackson County, MO
Opened in 1908, was the City`s earliest charitable hospital under Municipal control. A public hospital had been located in other buildings in this general vicinity, before the passage of a bond issue in 1903 for the construction of this major hospital...Frederick C. Gunn, Walter Root, and George Siemens, each locally prominent architects, designed the original building. The architects purposefully combined the poetic with the utilitarian in the style of this Jacobean-influenced structure. The original H-shaped plan with projecting end wings was intended to provide the maximum available light and cross ventilation. At the time of its construction the building was distinguished for its combination of modern features and historical architectural precedents. Today, its architectural features alone make it an outstanding contribution to the City`s built environment.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
