Boley Building Explained

Boley Building
Location:1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, Missouri
Coordinates:39.1°N -94.5822°W
Built:1909
Architect:Louis Curtiss
Architecture:Metal & Glass Curtain-Wall
Added:March 09, 1971
Refnum:71000467

The Boley Building in Kansas City, Missouri was designed by Canadian-born American architect Louis Curtiss and built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is the world headquarters for Andrews McMeel Universal, parent company to Universal Uclick, Andrews McMeel Publishing and GoComics.

Architecture

The six-story steel frame building was constructed in 1909 and was designed in the Art-Nouveau style by architect Louis Curtiss. The building is one of the world's first metal-and-glass curtain-wall buildings and the first to use rolled-steel columns.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

The six-story building also features cantilever floor slabs, cast iron structural detailing, and terra cotta decorative elements. The interior of the building features many of the comic strips and other publications from Andrews McMeel Publishing including Calvin and Hobbes and Doonesbury.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrews McMeel's historic HQ reflects the company's mission . Kansas City Business Journal . August 16, 2018.