Knickerbocker Apartments

Knickerbocker Apartments was a residential building at Knickerbocker Place that displayed architectural details from late 19th and early 20th century revival styles. The structure housed apartments with features typical of that era of urban development.

Architects Leon Grant Middaugh and J.A. Rose completed this building in 1909, marking a period of growth in Kansas City. The construction was part of a wave of apartment buildings that shaped the neighborhood between 1900 and 1920.

The building received recognition on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 for its contribution to Kansas City's architectural heritage.

The building was located in the Valentine neighborhood and no longer stands at the site, having been demolished in 2020 following serious fire damage. Today visitors are mainly interested in its architectural history and the role it played in the city's development.

This building had an identical northern counterpart that was demolished in 1982, showing a long history of removals in this neighborhood. The fate of both buildings shows how the urban landscape changed and how hard it was to keep older structures.