Part of a Midtown neighborhood could gain local historic status, placing new protections and regulations on its buildings after more than 20 nearby demolitions by an area insurance company.
Kansas City’s Historic Preservation Commission voted on June 27 to recommend a request by the Valentine Neighborhood Association to turn a section of Valentine — south of West 35th Street and north of Valentine Road between Pennsylvania Avenue and Southwest Trafficway — into the Norman School Historic District, named after the historic school that has been converted into lofts.
The request comes as the neighborhood association works toward national historic status for the neighborhood…