Kansas City, Missouri · Building type

Banks and business blocks in Kansas City

This tour visits the commercial core, with banks, business blocks, stores and exchange buildings. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.

The stops that carry a construction date run from 1921 to 1973. 14 stops, 1.5 miles end to end. One stop is a historic district rather than a single building.

Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.

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14
Stops
1.5 mi
Total, straight line
0.2 mi
Longest leg
1
Historic districts

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Walking order

  1. 1Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City925 Grand Blvd.Building · built 1921 · listed 2007start
  2. 2National Bank of Commerce Building922-924 Walnut St.Building · listed 1999397 ft from stop 1
  3. 3Pickwick Hotel, Office Building, Parking Garage and Bus Terminal901-937 McGee St., 301-311 E. 9th St., 300-310 E. Tenth St., 906-912 Oak St.Building · listed 2005257 ft from stop 2
  4. 4Executive Plaza Office Building720 Main St.Building · listed 2017277 ft from stop 3
  5. 5Land Bank Building15 W. 10th St.Building · listed 19850.2 mi from stop 4
  6. 6Mercantile Bank & Trust Building1101 Walnut St.Building · built 1973 · listed 2009476 ft from stop 5
  7. 7The Fidelity National Bank and Trust Company Building911 Walnut St.Building · built 1930 · listed 1997257 ft from stop 6
  8. 8Exchange Building1201-1207 Grand Blvd.Building · listed 2003413 ft from stop 7
  9. 9Gate City National Bank1111 Grand Ave.Building · listed 1982431 ft from stop 8
  10. 10Traders National Bank Building1125 Grand Blvd.Building · listed 2016139 ft from stop 9
  11. 11Walnut Street Warehouse and Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase Ii)1526, 1524, 1520, 1516-18, 1512-14, and 1508 Grand Blvd.Historic district · listed 20080.2 mi from stop 10
  12. 12Vitagraph Film Exchange Building1703 Wyandotte St.Building · listed 20080.2 mi from stop 11
  13. 13Walnut Street Warehouse and Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)1612, 1616, 1620 & 1624 Grand Blvd. & 1705-07 & 1709 Walnut St.Building · listed 20080.2 mi from stop 12
  14. 14City Bank Building1801 Grand Ave.Building · listed 19830.1 mi from stop 13

1.5 straight-line miles over 13 legs. Printed from registeratlas.com/tours/mo/kansas-city/function-commerce/

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