The 1201 Walnut Building is a

Skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...

located in

Downtown Kansas City Downtown Kansas City is the central business district (CBD) of Kansas City, Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is between the Missouri River in the north, to 31st Street in the south; and from the Kansas–Missouri state line east ...

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, USA, built by HNTB

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in 1991. Found at the intersection of 12th and Walnut streets, it is the eighth tallest habitable structure in the

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, and the twelfth-tallest habitable structure in Missouri, at 427 feet. The exterior is made of mostly dark-colored

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, and

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panels, and is located one block North of the Power & Light District in

downtown Kansas City Downtown Kansas City is the central business district (CBD) of Kansas City, Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is between the Missouri River in the north, to 31st Street in the south; and from the Kansas–Missouri state line east ...

. In late 2010, building tenant Stinson Leonard Street, LLP acquired the rights to place a large sign and corporate logo atop the southern face of the building.

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1201 Walnut on Skyscraperpage.com
Skyscraper office buildings in Kansas City, Missouri {{Missouri-struct-stub Office buildings completed in 1991

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