🏦 1 Memorial Drive

1 Memorial Drive is the headquarters complex of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Situated within Penn Valley Park, the complex lies across from the Liberty Memorial on the former site of St. Mary's Hospital—where Jo Zach Miller, Jr., the bank president who oversaw the construction of the previous headquarters at 925 Grand, spent his final days. Relocated from Downtown Kansas City, the facility occupies a 15.7-acre park-like setting with landscaping designed by Laurie Olin of Olin Associates. The 618,000-square-foot complex comprises a 14-story tower and a two-story base housing the bank's cash processing and operations facilities. Designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, with Henry N. Cobb as lead architect, the building was officially dedicated on June 11, 2008, replacing the former headquarters at 925 Grand. It was the first Federal Reserve facility constructed following the September 11 attacks, reflecting heightened security considerations in federal building design.