Old KCK school building to be converted into apartments

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — An old school building in Kansas City, Kansas is set for a new life.

A Unified Government committee recently approved rezoning the old Whittier Elementary School building at S. 10th Street and Gilmore Avenue so developers can convert it into apartments, creating 20 units.

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Whittier Elementary opened in 1922 but the school moved to a new building across the street in the 80s.

The old building in KCK’s Riverview neighborhood has been empty since 2008.

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