Our featured building today was not built in Missouri, but in neighboring Kansas. In 1902, at a cost of $7,500, Garstang & Rea designed a stone building for the town’s Young Men’s Christian Association. This was not their first building for the organization, as they had previously built Joplin’s first YMCA building on Fourth Street and a YMCA building in Webb City. However, while a number of historic buildings in Winfield survive to this day, unfortunately the YMCA building is not one of them.
The Architectural Legacy of Garstang & Rea: YMCA Building in Winfield, Kansas
Joplin Fire Department Mea Culpa!
Thanks to the sharp eye of Jim Perkins of the Joplin Fire Department, we discovered that our post from a few weeks ago of a photo of the 1907 Joplin Fire Department was in fact the 1902 Joplin Fire Department. Not only are we thankful to Jim for spotting this error, but he was kind enough to share with us a copy of the actual photo. Thanks, Jim!