Hoit, Price and Barnes

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Hoit, Price and Barnes was an architect firm in Kansas City, Missouri that built several landmark buildings there.

The firm was particularly noted for its Art Deco style which has defined the Kansas City skyline for many years including two of the city's biggest buildings the Kansas City Power and Light Building (which was Missouri's tallest building from 1931 until 1976) and 909 Walnut Tower.

Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City) was called by the Architectural Record "one of the 10 best buildings of the world that year" [1]

In 2000 the Princeton Architectural Press called it one of the 500 most important architectural works in the United States.[2]

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[edit] Principals of the firm

  • Henry F. Hoit (1873-1951) - a native of Chicago, Illinois who moved to Kansas City in 1901[3]
  • Edwin Price (1885-1957) - a native of Arkansas [4]
  • Alfred Edward Barnes (1892-May 11, 1960) [5]

[edit] Buildings on National Register of Historic Places[6]

  • Baker-Vawter Building, 915-917 Wyandotte, Kansas City
  • Christian Church Hospital (aka Robinson Neurilogical Hospital), 2524 W. Paseo Blvd., Kansas City
  • Continental Hotel, 106 W. 11th St., Kansas City
  • 909 Walnut Tower, Kansas City
  • Kansas City Power and Light Building, 1330 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City
  • R.A. Long House (aka Corinthian Hall), former home of the Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City

[edit] Additional Buildings of Note

[edit] References

  1. ^ Alonzo H. Gentry, Architect, Is Dead - Kansas City Times - February 7, 1967
  2. ^ Source Book of American Architecture by Kidder G.E. Smith - Princeton Architectural Press - 2000 ISBN 1568982534 Princeton Architectural Press
  3. ^ Hoit Profile - kclibrary.org - Retrieved December 30, 2007
  4. ^ Price Profile - kclibrary.org - Retrieved December 30, 2007
  5. ^ Barnes Profile - kclibrary.org - Retrieved December 30, 2007
  6. ^ Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com - Retrieved December 30, 2007