Livestock Exchange - 1906

The first Kansas City Livestock Exchange building was 105 by 127 feet, three stories high, of brick with stone trim. It was built in 1876 at a cost of $35,000 just west of State Line at 16th Street.

The building provided offices for the stockyards company and commission men besides two banking rooms, a restaurant, billiard hall and barber shop. It afforded for the first time adequate, modern facilities for market operations. Through the years it was enlarged and improved many times, with wings extending from the corners.

In June 1903 came the great flood, its crest sweeping the West Bottoms from bluff to bluff to a depth of 15 to 30 feet. Water reached the second floor of the aging exchange building. Afterwards cracks appeared in the building and plans were made to replace it. Today's Kansas City Livestock Exchange building at 16th and Genessee was built in 1909-1911. It still serves as headquarters for the Kansas City market.

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