McConahay Building

The McConahay Building in Kansas City, Missouri is a two-story Tapestry Brick building designed by prominent Kansas City architect Nelle E. Peters in 1922.[2]

McConahay Building
McConahay Building in 2010
Location1121--1131 E. 31st St., Kansas City, Missouri
Coordinates39°4′13″N 94°34′12″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1922
ArchitectPeters, Nelle E.
Architectural styleTapestry Brick Commercial
NRHP reference No.78001655[1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1978

From the building's completion (in May 1922) to June 1923 the McConahay building housed Laugh-O-Gram Films, Walt Disney's first commercial film studio, which occupied a five-room suite of studios on the second floor. Disney frequently ate at the Forest Inn Cafe in the building's first floor.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The application for listing described the building as "a fine local example of tapestry brick design architecture; exterior facades are of brickwork interspersed with cut stone and/or terra cotta blocks to form geometric designs."

Despite the listing, the building had deteriorated to the point where it had been considered for demolition. A local organization, Thank You Walt Disney, Inc., has acquired the building and is in the process of restoring it.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form. McConahay Building. Kansas City, MO. March, 1977" (PDF).


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