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Missouri Valley
Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri
Missouri Valley
Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri |
History Architect: Albert J. Yanda
Designed: 1965
Builder: Albert J. Yanda
Built: 1966
Size: 1700sq. ft. 2 bedroom 2 bath
The Yanda Residence was built by Architect, Albert J. Yanda for
himself and his wife. The structure, built of steel, sits on what was considered
for years to be an unbuildable lot. His creative response to the site is an
introverted façade to the street and a soaring glass filled structure to the
rear. The inspiration for this house may have been looking West to John
Lautner's Chemosphere house in California , built a few years earlier. Not long
after completing this house Yanda would move west himself. Yanda had previously
been in the employ of David B. Runnells, Architect to several early Drummond
Projects. Yanda's initials appear on these drawings as the draftsman of many of
these plans.
Text and
selected images courtesy of
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