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Commerce Trust Building

Office skyscraper in Kansas City, Missouri

Field	Value
name	Commerce Trust Building
image	Commerce Trust Building Kansas City MO.jpg
image_size	250px
location	922 Walnut, Kansas City, Missouri
coordinates
status	Completed
completion_date	1907
building_type	Commercial offices
roof	78.6 m
floor_count	15
floor_area	24,154 m2
architect	Jarvis Hunt
main_contractor	George A. Fuller Company
owner	Tower Properties
references

Commerce Trust Building is a 15-story tower built for Kansas City Missouri's biggest bank Commerce Bancshares in 1907, and was Kansas City's second skyscraper following the New York Life building.

It has a facade of red granite and white terra cotta tiles and was Missouri's tallest building when it opened.

Formerly, the site was the home of the Kansas City Journal, which in turn was taken over by Commerce. Harry Truman worked in the predecessor building.

Its architect, Jarvis Hunt, also designed Union Station and the headquarters of the Kansas City Star. The construction company was the George A. Fuller Company which built the Flatiron Building in the New York City and as a company continues to build major skyscrapers around the world.

In 1965, Commerce built a larger adjoining building Commerce Tower but has continued to use the original building.

In 2004, Commerce Bancshares conducted a $48 million renovation of the building expanding its square footage to 300000 sqft by filling in the light court between the fourth and 15th floors.

Part of the renovation also included illuminating the lobby's ornate glass ceiling to replicate natural sunlight.

References

"Emporis building ID 121846". [[Emporis]].
{{skyscraperpage. 8459
"JE Dunn Construction".
[http://www.ingramsonline.com/december_2002/downtown.html ingramsonline - retrieved January 8, 2008] {{webarchive. link. (February 5, 2008)
[http://www.buildings.com/articles/detail.aspx?contentID=1389 Banking on the Future - June 2003 - buildings.com - Retrieved January 8, 2008]

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