Keene & Simpson

Keene & Simpson was an American architectural firm of partners Arthur Samuel Keene (1875–1966) and Leslie B. Simpson from 1909–1955, after which it became Keene and Simpson and Murphy.[1][2]

Arthur S. Keene was born in Boston, Massachusetts and educated at M.I.T.[1]

Works by either partner or the firm include (with attribution):[3]

  • Expansion of Argyle Building, 306 E. 12th St. Kansas City, MO (1906, Louis Curtiss; Keene and Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Armour Theatre Building, 400–410 Armour Rd North Kansas City, MO (Keene and Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Thos. Corrigan Building, 1828 Walnut St. Kansas City, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Gate City National Bank, 1111 Grand Ave. Kansas City, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Hall of Waters, 201 E. Broadway Excelsior Springs, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Kelley-Reppert Motor Company Building, 422 Admiral Blvd. Kansas City, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Land Bank Building, (1923), 15 W. 10th St. Kansas City, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Lyndon Carnegie Library, 127 E. Sixth Lyndon, KS (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Major Hotel, 112 E. Franklin St. Liberty, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Levi McIntire House, 710 E. Armour Blvd. Kansas City, MO (Keene & Simpson), NRHP-listed[3]
  • One or more buildings in the Farmer's and Banker's Historic District, 1st & Market Sts. Wichita, KS (Keene & Simpson; Forsblom, Ed), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Philtower Building, 5th and Boston, Tulsa, Oklahoma (1927–1928, E. B. Delk with Keene & Simpson, Associated Architects, performing architectural supervision), NRHP-listed[1]
  • Scottish Rite Temple (Kansas City, Missouri) (WWII Memorial Building, Scottish Rite Temple) Kansas City, Missouri (1930, Keene & Simpson)[1]
  • Jackson County Court Houses, Kansas City, Missouri and Independence, Missouri (1933, Keene & Simpson)[1]
  • E. J. Sweeney Residence, 5921 Ward Park Place, Kansas City, Missouri (Keene & Simpson)[1]

References
  1. "Keene". Tulsaarchitecture.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  2. http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/85000101.pdf
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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