Corby–Forsee Building

Corby–Forsee Building
Corby–Forsee Building is located in Missouri
Corby–Forsee Building
Corby–Forsee Building is located in the United States
Corby–Forsee Building
Location5th and Felix Sts., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates39°45′59″N 94°51′15″W / 39.76639°N 94.85417°W / 39.76639; -94.85417
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910), 1927
Built bySelden-Breck Construction Co.
ArchitectEames & Young (1910); Eckel & Aldrich (1927)
NRHP reference No.80002317[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 27, 1980

Corby–Forsee Building, also known as the Corby Building, is a historic commercial building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by the architectural firm Eames & Young and built in 1910. It is a 12-story, reinforced concrete building faced with yellow brick and grey-buff terra cotta detailing at the first, second, eleventh and twelfth floor levels. A one-story addition was designed by the architecture firm of Eckel & Aldrich and constructed in 1927 to house the trade halls of the St. Joseph Grain Exchange.[2]: 2–3 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located in the St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Noelle Soren (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Corby–Forsee Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.


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