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[[Image:925 Grand-former Federal Reserve-KCMO.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[925 Grand]], designed by [[Graham, Anderson, Probst & White]], 1921.]] | [[Image:925 Grand-former Federal Reserve-KCMO.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[925 Grand]], designed by [[Graham, Anderson, Probst & White]], 1921.]] | ||
The bank first occupied the [[R.A. Long Building]] at 928 Grand in [[Downtown Kansas City]], which opened on November 16, 1914. It then moved across the street once a new $4.3 million building was constructed at [[925 Grand]], which formally opened in November 1921. Shortly after it was established, the bank rented space to outside tenants.<ref>[http://www.kc.frb.org/infofrkc/timeline.htm -Timeline - Official Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210094325/http://www.kc.frb.org/infofrkc/timeline.htm |date=December 10, 2006 }}</ref> | The bank first occupied the [[R.A. Long Building]] at 928 Grand in [[Downtown Kansas City]], which opened on November 16, 1914. It then moved across the street once a new $4.3 million building was constructed at [[925 Grand]], which formally opened in November 1921. Shortly after it was established, the bank rented space to outside tenants.<ref>[http://www.kc.frb.org/infofrkc/timeline.htm -Timeline - Official Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210094325/http://www.kc.frb.org/infofrkc/timeline.htm |date=December 10, 2006 }}</ref> | ||
President | President Harry S. Truman had his office in Room 1107 of the building from when he left the Presidency in 1953 until the [[Truman Library]] was completed in 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trumanlibrary.org/places/kc10a.htm |title=Truman Places: Federal Reserve Bank - Trumanlibrary.org - Retrieved January 5, 2008 |publisher=TrumanLibrary.org |access-date=16 November 2011}}</ref> | ||
In 2002, the bank announced plans to build a new facility at [[1 Memorial Drive]] 20 blocks south at 29th and Main on {{convert|15.6|acre|m2}} on a hilltop south of the [[Liberty Memorial]]. The historic 925 Grand Building was the oldest building of any Federal Reserve Bank operating at that time. It was sold to Townsend LLC in March 2005 and the Reserve leased back the structure until the new building opened in spring 2008.<ref name="kansascityfed.org">[http://www.kansascityfed.org/Pubaffrs/PRESSREL/pr05-05.htm Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Announces Sale of Headquarters Building - March 15, 2005 - Official Press Release] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930093514/http://www.kansascityfed.org/Pubaffrs/PRESSREL/pr05-05.htm |date=September 30, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions|url=https://www.kansascityfed.org/about-us/frequently-asked-questions/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=www.kansascityfed.org|language=en}}</ref> It was designed by [[Henry N. Cobb]] of [[Pei Cobb Freed & Partners]]. | In 2002, the bank announced plans to build a new facility at [[1 Memorial Drive]] 20 blocks south at 29th and Main on {{convert|15.6|acre|m2}} on a hilltop south of the [[Liberty Memorial]]. The historic 925 Grand Building was the oldest building of any Federal Reserve Bank operating at that time. It was sold to Townsend LLC in March 2005 and the Reserve leased back the structure until the new building opened in spring 2008.<ref name="kansascityfed.org">[http://www.kansascityfed.org/Pubaffrs/PRESSREL/pr05-05.htm Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Announces Sale of Headquarters Building - March 15, 2005 - Official Press Release] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930093514/http://www.kansascityfed.org/Pubaffrs/PRESSREL/pr05-05.htm |date=September 30, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions|url=https://www.kansascityfed.org/about-us/frequently-asked-questions/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=www.kansascityfed.org|language=en}}</ref> It was designed by [[Henry N. Cobb]] of [[Pei Cobb Freed & Partners]]. | ||
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==The Money Museum== | ==The Money Museum== | ||
[[File:US-$10-FRBN-1915-Fr.817.jpg|thumb|right|$10 1915 Kansas City District [[Federal Reserve Bank Note]].]] | [[File:US-$10-FRBN-1915-Fr.817.jpg|thumb|right|$10 1915 Kansas City District [[Federal Reserve Bank Note]].]] | ||
The Fed operates a museum at its new site, called '''The Money Museum'''. It offers visitors opportunities to learn about the functions of the Federal Reserve system and America's financial systems. Features of the museum include interactive exhibits, a visit to the automated, multi-story cash vault where millions of dollars are secured — one of the largest in the region, viewing of the | The Fed operates a museum at its new site, called '''The Money Museum'''. It offers visitors opportunities to learn about the functions of the Federal Reserve system and America's financial systems. Features of the museum include interactive exhibits, a visit to the automated, multi-story cash vault where millions of dollars are secured — one of the largest in the region, viewing of the Harry S. Truman Coin Collection, and an opportunity to lift a real gold bar. The museum is open weekdays for self-guided tours and for one-hour guided tours, except holidays.<ref>[http://www.kansascityfed.org/moneymuseum/includes/index.cfm Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, ''The Money Museum''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824212642/http://www.kansascityfed.org/moneymuseum/includes/index.cfm |date=2008-08-24 }}, Uploaded 25 July 2008.</ref> | ||
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