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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. Willis Wood Theater Profile Willis Wood Theater Profile 1999
2. Westheight: Neighbors Call It ''Kansas City's Best-Kept Secret" Westheight: Neighbors Call It ''Kansas City's Best-Kept Secret" June 2004 Full-color photo of Westheight Manor in Kansas City, Kansas, designed by Louis Curtiss.
3. The Willis Wood Theatre The Willis Wood Theatre October//1901 Lengthy article concerning the building of the Willis Wood Theater located at 11th and Balitmore in downtown Kansas City. Includes a description of the building and the materials used. The architect listed...
4. 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...
5. The Lens of Legacy The Lens of Legacy September 2010 Three years ago "KC Magazine" initiated its Design Excellence Awards program. Since its inception, they "have honored El Dorado Inc., Helix Architecture + Design, and Wendlandt & Stallbaumer with this...
6. The Laudables The Laudables April-May//1983 One paragraph about the rehabilitation by the Merlyn Desmarteau family of "their house at 500 East 36th Street," formerly a rooming house and designed by Louis Curtiss.
7. 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.
8. The Kansas City Architectural Heritage The Kansas City Architectural Heritage March//1958 Photos and biographical article about Louis Curtiss, architect of "the first two curtain wall building in Kansas City," the Boley Building at 12th and Walnut Streets (completed in 1909) and his own office...
9. The Architecture of John Wellborn Root The Architecture of John Wellborn Root 1973 Photo (of the Grand Avenue railroad station) and description (by author and Kansas City Star architectural critic Donald Hoffmann) of buildings and construction techniques in Kansas City designed by architect...
10. The Architecture of America: A Social and Cultural History The Architecture of America: A Social and Cultural History 1961 Description of the innovative glass-walled Boley Building built in 1909 by Louis Curtiss, exploring the motif of a transparent glass wall, enclosing an entire structure.
11. Taming the Devil-Wagons Taming the Devil-Wagons November//1972 First part of the article about early automobiles in the Kansas City area, describing an accident in 1902 Downtown Kansas City involving Robert and Bettina Prigg and allegedly Louis Curtiss, a prominent...
12. Swope Park, Superintendent's Residence Swope Park, Superintendent's Residence Postcard of the Superintendent's Residence at Sixty-ninth and Elmwood avenue, in Swope Park
13. Stately Elegance: Hand-Decorated Walls Set Apart House Designed by Louis Curtiss Stately Elegance: Hand-Decorated Walls Set Apart House Designed by Louis Curtiss December 22, 1985 Information about the Miller Home at 2204 Washington Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas, the last completed project of architect Louis Singleton Curtiss, or Louis Curtiss (1865-1924), also describing its...
14. 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...
15. 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...
16. 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.
17. Roland Bruner Residence Roland Bruner Residence Nomination form for the National Register for the Roland Bruner residence, also known as "Mineral Hall" or "Ownby Hall," built in 1903-1904 at 4340 Oak Street by Henry Johnson and later owned by the Kansas...
18. Postcard from Old Kansas City Postcard from Old Kansas City June/15/1968
19. Post Card from Old Kansas City Post Card from Old Kansas City March/27/1971 Photo and history of the Willis Wood Theatre, depicting firemen with equipment and horses in front of the theater.
20. Old City Hall Tower Comes Down, New Market Goes Up Old City Hall Tower Comes Down, New Market Goes Up March/21/1939 Photograph of the dismantling of the old city hall designed by architect Louis Curtiss in "Southern French Renaissance style" and first occupied in 1892.