Corby Place Senior Living
St. Joseph, MO
Built in 1910
77 units
816-233-4600
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Excavation began for the Corby Building on July 27, 1909. The first occupant moved in during April 1910. The building originally was 180 feet tall with 12 stories and a full marble lobby and marble wainscot corridors, consisting of five stores and buffet on the ground floor and 198 offices on the remaining eleven floors.
The original building contained 90, 178 square feet and 60,250 square feet of rentable space besides the basement and was projected to cost $415,000 when completed. The building was erected by the then well-known contractors, the Seldon-Breck Construction Company of St. Louis, under the supervision of Messrs, Eames and Young, architects of St. Louis. The addition of the 14th floor prior to 1927 was developed for office space for the St. Joseph Grain Exchange.
The Corby Place lobby now provides elevators with the original brass doors engraved with the Corby family crest including a raven and the Latin below the crest means God Feeds the Ravens. The original elevators were open cages operated by a pulley system. They were enclosed in 1951. The lights in the lobby ceiling are originals designed from brass. The plaster and wood ceiling was handcrafted and demonstrates the craftsmans skill today as it did in 1910.
An antique mailbox still hangs in the lobby as a symbol of a once, very exclusive system. The box was connected to a glass chute to all 14 floors. The mail often became stuck and was often lost in the chute. The mailbox is still in use today, but the chute has been discontinued.
On May 1, 1985, Mr. Earl Cohen of Kensington Properties, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota purchased the Corby Building with the intention of creating a retirement facility. The renovation began by removing everything inside the structure except the concrete floors and steel beams. The project, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was rehabilitated at a cost of approximately 8.5 million dollars. Seven different one and two bedroom floor plans were constructed on floors two through twelve with two penthouse units and a resident lounge on the 14th floor (Grain Exchange) area. The renovation was completed and residents began moving in during 1986.
In 2009, Foutch Brothers purchased Corby Place Senior Living in order to prevent residents from having to move out of the facility. Due to the condition of the building Foutch had to replace the entire roof and fix the upper floors in which had become uninhabitable due to water damage. After the renovations on the upper floors, Corby will be able to offer the outstanding catering services to the public again. Private tours are available along with meeting rooms and corporate apartments.
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Contact Us
Weatherby Lake Office St. Joseph Office
8109 NW Hillside Drive 1300 S. 11th Street, suite 153
Weatherby Lake, MO 64152 St. Joseph, MO 64503
Tel: 816-746-9100 Tel: 816-749-4889
Fax: 816-746-0031 Fax: 816-749-4891
Steve Foutch:
steve_foutchbros.com
Scott Foutch:
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Office Location(s)
Weatherby Lake Office
8109 NW Hillside Drive
Weatherby Lake, MO 64152
Tel: 816-746-9100
Fax: 816-746-0031
St. Joseph Office
1300 S. 11th Street, Suite 153
St. Joseph, MO 64503
Tel: 816-749-4888
Fax: 816-749-4891
