Stowe Hardware Co
Constructed in 1903 for the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, the building served as factory and warehouse for Studebaker wagons, buggies and phaetons. Upon it’s purchase in 1918, it was renamed for its new owner, Stowe Hardware and Supply Co.
The building is considered architecturally significant, with unusual stylized moldings flanking the arched entranceway. The eighth floor cornice is supported by brackets which display ‘S’ for Studebaker – and later adopted by Stowe. The tall elevator tower harkens to a time when the technology was a status symbol to be showcased, and though a bit worse for wear over the past century, it remains a signature structure in Kansas City’s West Bottoms district.
MODEL – 2382 triangles | 512×2048
LOD – 80 | 64×256
LOT SIZE – 5 x 5
Level 1 Industrial
24 jobs
