Freight House (Kansas City, Missouri)

The Freight House is a historic railroad building just north of Union Station in the Crossroads Arts District of Kansas City, Missouri.

The renovated Freight House is now home to three award-winning restaurants: Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue, Grunauer (German and Austrian food) and Lidia's.

The pedestrian bridge was added in 2003, and its main component is an 1892 railroad span that had been sitting unused on the river bluffs until it was moved to its new location.

The 500-foot (150 m) long and 40-foot (12 m) wide Freight House would probably have been demolished, but the group of investors, led by Dan Clothier, envisioned developing three restaurants on the property.

[4] City Tavern opened in 2002 in the middle of the three Freight House restaurant spaces, and enjoyed success over the years until it closed in April 2010.

Freight and passenger trains continue to pass just south of the 500-foot (150 m) long Freight House. Lidia's occupies the far right portion of the structure including the two-story area, Grunauer is located in the middle of the building, and Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue is at the west end.