Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is one of the 12 regional banks of the Federal Reserve System, established May 18, 1914. It serves the Tenth Federal Reserve District — Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, western Missouri, and northern New Mexico — a geographic footprint second only to the San Francisco Fed. Its current headquarters at 1 Memorial Drive, on Union Hill overlooking Union Station and the National WWI Memorial, opened in spring 2008 to a Henry N. Cobb / Pei Cobb Freed design. The building houses the free public Money Museum and the Harry S. Truman Coin Collection.¹

Overview

Established	May 18, 1914 (as one of 12 regional Federal Reserve banks)1
District	Tenth District — CO, KS, NE, OK, WY, western MO, northern NM1
District size	Second-largest in geographic area, after the San Francisco Fed1
Branches	Denver, Oklahoma City, Omaha1
Headquarters	1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO (opened spring 2008)1
Architect	Henry N. Cobb, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners1
Currency letter	J (on Federal Reserve notes issued by the Kansas City Fed)1
President	Jeffrey Schmid (from 2023); previously Esther George (2011–2023)1
Public museum	Money Museum (interactive exhibits, cash-vault viewing, Harry S. Truman Coin Collection)1

History

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City was established May 18, 1914 as one of the twelve regional banks created by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. Its Tenth District covers Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and portions of western Missouri and northern New Mexico — a service area second in size only to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.¹

The bank operates three branch offices in Denver, Oklahoma City, and Omaha. Federal Reserve notes issued by the Kansas City Fed carry the letter J.¹

Current building (2008)

The bank moved into its current headquarters at 1 Memorial Drive — on Union Hill, directly adjacent to the Liberty Memorial and overlooking Union Station — in spring 2008. It was designed by Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, one of the last major U.S. commissions of the firm’s founding generation.¹

Money Museum

The headquarters houses the free public Money Museum, which offers interactive exhibits, a visit to the automated multi-story cash vault “where millions of dollars are secured,” and permanent display of the Harry S. Truman Coin Collection.¹

Leadership

Jeffrey Schmid has served as bank president since 2023, following the tenure of Esther George (2011–2023).¹

Sources

See also

• penn-valley-park
• union-station
• liberty-memorial
• national-wwi-museum
• kansas-city-mo
• Wiki

Footnotes

1. Wikipedia — “Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.” — asserts: establishment May 18, 1914; Tenth District coverage of CO, KS, NE, OK, WY, western Missouri, northern New Mexico; district area second only to San Francisco; branches in Denver, Oklahoma City, Omaha; current headquarters at 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO opened spring 2008; architect Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners; Money Museum with interactive exhibits, cash-vault visit, and Harry S. Truman Coin Collection; presidency of Jeffrey Schmid from 2023, Esther George 2011–2023; Federal Reserve note letter identifier “J.” ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵