| Year(s) Listed: • 1998 |
| City/Town: • Kansas City |
| Location Class: • Hotel/Motel |
| Built: 1922 | Abandoned: N/A |
| Historic Designation: • National Register of Historic Places (July 5, 1984) • Register of Historic Kansas Places (February 25, 1984) |
| Status: • Demolished (1999) |
| Contributor: Kansas Preservation Alliance |
Featured Image Credit to : Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri.
Huron Building 1922-24 North 7th Street Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas
W. S. Frank (St. Louis), Architect J. G. Braecklein, Associate Architect Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: June 28, 1983 Register of Historic Kansas Places: February 25, 1984 National Register of Historic Places: July 5, 1984 (Demolished by order of the Unified Government Board of Commissioners, 1999.) (Parcel No. 904306)
UPDATE 1999
Midland’s largest job in this area was the 1999 implosion of the 12-story Huron Building in Kansas City, Kan. — once the tallest building in Kansas. Mayor Carol Marinovich pressed the button igniting the 292 charges of plastic explosives that brought the building down.