Keene & Simpson
Keene & Simpson was an American architectural firm of partners Arthur Samuel Keene (1875-1966) and Leslie B. Simpson from 1909-1955, after which it became Keene and Simpson and Murphy.[1][2]
Arthur S. Keene was born in Boston, Massachusetts and educated at M.I.T.[1]
Works by either partner or the firm include (with attribution):[3]
- Expansion of Argyle Building, 306 E. 12th St. Kansas City, MO (1906, Louis Curtiss; Keene and Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
- Armour Theatre Building, 400-410 Armour Rd North Kansas City, MO (Keene and Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
- Thos. Corrigan Building, 1828 Walnut St. Kansas City, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
- Gate City National Bank, 1111 Grand Ave. Kansas City, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
- Hall of Waters, 201 E. Broadway Excelsior Springs, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
- Kelley-Reppert Motor Company Building, 422 Admiral Blvd. Kansas City, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
- Land Bank Building, (1923), 15 W. 10th St. Kansas City, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
- Lyndon Carnegie Library, 127 E. Sixth Lyndon, KS (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
- Major Hotel, 112 E. Franklin St. Liberty, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
- Levi McIntire House, 710 E. Armour Blvd. Kansas City, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
- One or more buildings in the Farmer's and Banker's Historic District, 1st & Market Sts. Wichita, KS (Keene & Simpson; Forsblom, Ed), NRHP-listed[3]
- Philtower Building, 5th and Boston, Kansas City, Missouri (1927-1928, E. B. Delk with Keene & Simpson, Associated Architects, performing architectural supervision), NRHP-listed[1]
- Scottish Rite Temple (Kansas City, Missouri) (WWII Memorial Building, Scottish Rite Temple) Kansas City, Missouri (1930, Keene & Simpson)[1]
- Jackson County Court Houses, Kansas City, Missouri and Independence, Missouri (1933, Keene & Simpson)[1]
- E. J. Sweeney Residence, 5921 Ward Park Place, Kansas City, Missouri (Keene & Simpson)[1]
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