The Jeserich Building, one of the oldest in Kansas City, having stood on the northeast corner of 31st and Main street since 1888, could soon be demolished, city records indicate.
For at least three years, the fate of the distinctive commercial building — whose three-stories include brick Victorian touches, such as turret rooms and bow windows along its southwest corner — has been the topic of speculation.
In October 2022, the Kansas City Council, looking to save it and its three surrounding buildings from the wrecking ball, took the unusual move of going against the owner’s wishes and voted to place the Jeserich Building, also known as the Tower building, and those attached, on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places.
Doing so essentially saved the building from possible demolition, requiring the owners to seek approval from the city to make any changes to the building’s exterior…