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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. Biography of Louis Curtiss (1865-1924), Architect Biography of Louis Curtiss (1865-1924), Architect 2003
2. Baltimore Hotel Profile Baltimore Hotel Profile 1999
3. Boley Building Profile Boley Building Profile 1999
4. Postcard from Old Kansas City Postcard from Old Kansas City June/15/1968
5. Willis Wood Theater Profile Willis Wood Theater Profile 1999
6. Folly Theater Profile Folly Theater Profile 1999
7. Second Edition: Newspaper Syndicator Finds a Fitting Home in a Century-Old Building Second Edition: Newspaper Syndicator Finds a Fitting Home in a Century-Old Building December 7, 2007 Andrews McMeel Universal, "founded in 1970, distributes content ranging from 'Dear Abby' to 'Doonesbury'" to newspapers. The company will move into the Boley Building in 2009.
8. Corrigan Mansion in National Register Corrigan Mansion in National Register April 1978 Announcement of the Corrigan mansion, built in 1913 from a design by Louis S. Curtiss, at 1200 West 55th Street, being added to the National Register of Historic Places.
9. Kansas City Architects Kansas City Architects November/26/1899 Article about the architects and architectural firms of Louis Curtiss, Frederick Hill, Shepard & Farrar, Root & Siemens, and Frederick Crosby Gunn, or Frederick Gunn.
10. AIA Expresses Concern over Boley Building AIA Expresses Concern over Boley Building February 1977 Article about the Boley Building, listed on National Register for Historic Places, designed by Louis Curtiss, and located at 12th and Walnut Streets.
11. Birth of the Skyscraper Birth of the Skyscraper May-June//1984 Article about the early skyscrapers, or very tall buildings, in Kansas City, describing their architecture and architects, such as Louis Curtiss's Boley Building.
12. The Seldom-Noticed Art: Kansas City Architecture The Seldom-Noticed Art: Kansas City Architecture June 12 1966 Article describing these architects: (1) Breuer, Marcel, (2) Brostrom, Ernest Olaf, (3) Byrne, Mister ?, (4) Barry, Francis, (5) Curtiss, Louis, (6) Gunn, Frederick, (7) McKecknie, John, (8) Root, John...
13. Some of KC's Older Downtown Gems Some of KC's Older Downtown Gems May, 2005 Author describes his favorite Kansas City historic buildings and places of interest. These include the ''Town of Kansas'' area at the foot of Main Street, the Scarritt Building and Arcade at 818 Grand...
14. The Last Work of Louis Curtiss The Last Work of Louis Curtiss June 1964 Biographical article about Kansas City architect Louis Curtiss (1865-1924), designer of his last work, the Harry Miller, Sr. residence at 2204 Washington Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas in 1921.
15. Life of an Enigmatic Local Architects Life of an Enigmatic Local Architects September//1963 Biographical article about Kansas City architect Louis Curtiss, designer of the first metal-glass curtain wall building in the world in 1906 (still standing at 1105 McGee Street).
16. Louis Curtiss in Kansas City Louis Curtiss in Kansas City August//1963 Biographical article about Louis Singleton Curtiss (1865-1924), a prominent Kansas City architect originally form Ontario, Canada, arriving in Kansas City in about 1890, building many progressively designed...
17. Stalking Louis Curtiss, Architect: A Portrait of the Man and His Work Stalking Louis Curtiss, Architect: A Portrait of the Man and His Work 1991 Biographical book about Louis Curtiss (1865-1924), an architect in Kansas City from 1887 to his death. He was born in Canada and was a designer of architecture "from Southeast to Southwest" in the United...
18. Curtiss Studio Building Curtiss Studio Building February 11, 1973 Built and designed in 1909 by Louis Curtiss, 20,000 square feet in area. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Notable for its carefully proportioned glass-curtainwall and simple reinforced...
19. Kansas City in Caricature Kansas City in Caricature 1912 Caricature of architect Louis Curtiss.
20. Jesse A. Hoel Residence Jesse A. Hoel Residence n.d. Close-up of the front door of the Jesse A. Hoel Residence, located at 2108 Washington Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas.