Town House

Kansas City, United States

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Designed by Eugene John Stern and completed in August 1951, the Town House is a 15-story modern brick tower in Kansas City, Kansas, that originally functioned as a 250-room hotel before its conversion to a retirement home. At 175 feet high, it held the distinction of Kansas City, Kansas's tallest building from 1951 to 1969. The hotel gained cultural prominence in its early years as a frequent lodging for American Football League teams; most notably, country singer Patsy Cline spent her final night there on March 4–5, 1963, before her fatal plane crash. After closing due to financial difficulties in 1970, the building reopened as a Ramada Inn in 1971, then transitioned to a retirement facility in 1979 with support from Housing and Urban Development grants. The structure is listed on both the Kansas Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.

Architect

Eugene John Stern

Movement

modern architecture

Built: 1951
Type: retirement home, hotel
Materials: brick
Heritage: listed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places, National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place: Kansas City, United States

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