The Kansas City modern architecture survey is underway!

Get Involved

Take a Mentimeter poll! Links to various polls are below. Use a heart for best, thumbs up for good and thumbs down for not good examples of modern architecture.

You can also join the KCMO Historic Preservation mailing list to receive new poll notifications by email, or follow us on Instagram and Twitter for occasional updates.

Mentimeter Polls

• Kivett & Myers & McCallum – 9/28/18
• Tanner, Neville, Seligson, Sharp & Simon – 9/28/18
• Horizontal Lines, pt. 1 – 9/25/18
• Vertical Lines – 9/25/18
• Commercial Buildings on Troost Ave. – 9/25/18
• Warehouses – 9/19/18
• Auto Dealerships and Service Stations – 9/19/18
• Multi-Family Buildings 1962-1965 – 9/19/18
• Health Care – 9/17/18
• Multi-Family Buildings 1958-1962 – 9/17/18
• Service Stations, pt. 1, 1944-55 – 9/17/18
• Grocery Stores, pt.1 – 9/14/18
• Multi-Family Buildings 1946-1955 – 9/14/18
• Financial Institutions – 9/12/18
• Recreation, Culture and (more) Restaurants – 9/12/18
• Commercial Buildings, pt. 5 – 9/10/18
• Buildings for Civic and Social Uses – 9/10/18
• Commercial Buildings, pt. 4 – 9/7/18
• Government (public works) & Agriculture, pt. 3 – 9/5/18
• Government (fire stations & post offices), pt. 2 – 8/31/18
• Education Buildings, pt. 3 – 8/29/18
• Restaurants, Drive-ins and Bars, pt. 1 – 8/27/18
• Commercial Buildings, pt. 2 – 8/24/18
• Hotels and Motels – 8/22/18
• Education Buildings, pt. 2 – 8/20/18
• Education Buildings, pt. 1 – 8/17/18
• Government Buildings, pt. 1 – 8/15/18
• Multi-Family Buildings, pt. 1 – 8/13/18
• Commercial Buildings, pt. 3 – 8/10/18

What’s the purpose of the KCModern Survey?

• Perform a citywide photographic survey of non-single family buildings built from 1945 to 1979 – Completed
• Gather information on building date, architects, builders, developers from that period – In Progress
• Poll residents to determine best examples of Modern Architecture in Kansas City – In Progress
• Determine the types of Modern Architecture styles that are present in Kansas City – In Progress
• Highlight the best examples of Modern Architecture in Kansas City
• Make recommendations for further study, survey and nomination to the National Register of Historic Places

Past Presentations

• Public Meeting #1 – March 1, 2018
• Red Bridge Area Plan Implementation Meeting – March 6, 2018

Stay in Touch

• Sign up for public outreach meeting notices on your phone through AlertKC. Prefer email alerts? Sign up to get City Planning and Development Department notices sent to your email.
• Follow @KCMOPlanning on Twitter for updates.

For more information contact the following City Planning Department staff:

• Bradley Wolf at (816) 513-2901 or Bradley.Wolf@kcmo.org.
• Sheila Vemmer at (816) 513-2866 or Sheila.Vemmer@kcmo.org.

St. Mark Union Church, Mantel & Steele, 1967, 1101 Euclid Ave.

Suburban Bank of Kansas City, Waddington-Coombs & Associates, 1965, 6909 Prospect Ave.

Kansas City International Bank and Trust Co., (Architect Unknown), 1973, 8800 NW 112th St.

Elevations of the State Office Building at 615 E. 13th St. by Kivett & Myers, Architects