Oliver Building

Guest capacity

Up to 600 seated guests

About this venue

The Oliver Building Event Space encompasses 3 floors of a lovingly restored 1880s building in Kansas City's Historic West bottoms. With over 20,000 sqft the Oliver is perfect for everything from an intimate, romantic wedding, a throwdown party or corporate trade shows and seminars. Make history at your next event at the historic Oliver.

Seated guest capacity

  • 1-600

Venue type

  • Ballrooms, Banquet Halls
  • Farms, Barns, Ranches
  • Golf and Country Clubs
  • Historic Estates, Mansions
  • Hotels, Inns, Resorts
  • Industrial Spaces
  • Lodges, Retreats
  • Museums, Galleries
  • Restaurants, Breweries
  • Urban Locations

Venue setting

  • Indoor
1321 W 13th St, Kansas City, MO 64102

Our event spaces

The Oliver Building Venue

The Oliver Building Event space encompasses floors 1, 2 and 3 of an Historic, lovingly restored building built in the 1880's

1st Floor- Cocktail hour space, Patio, Restrooms & Foyer 2nd - Grand Staircase, Main event space, Catering Kitchen, Restrooms 3rd Floor, Mezzanine/Grand Staircase, Bridal Suite, Grooms Suite and Family Suite

Guest capacity

Up to 600 Seated

Up to 1500 Standing

Square footage

28,000

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Baraat, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement, Other

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

All 3 floors are included with every wedding from Friday Noon to Sunday at 6pm.

Room cost

Included in total venue pricing

The Oliver Building Venue

The Oliver Building Event space encompasses floors 1, 2 and 3 of an Historic, lovingly restored building built in the 1880's

1st Floor- Cocktail hour space, Patio, Restrooms & Foyer 2nd - Grand Staircase, Main event space, Catering Kitchen, Restrooms 3rd Floor, Mezzanine/Grand Staircase, Bridal Suite, Grooms Suite and Family Suite

Guest capacity

Up to 600 Seated

Up to 1500 Standing

Square footage

28,000

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Baraat, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement, Other

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

All 3 floors are included with every wedding from Friday Noon to Sunday at 6pm.

Room cost

Included in total venue pricing

Available services that can be provided by Oliver Building

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Clean up
  • Dance floor
  • Dressing room / Bridal Suite
  • Event coordinator
  • Event rentals
  • Event staff
  • Lighting/Sound
  • On-site accommodations
  • Pet friendly
  • Service staff
  • Set up
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wifi

Transportation & access

  • Self parking - free
  • Valet - paid
  • Wheelchair accessible

Rentals

  • Chiavari Chairs
  • Linens
  • Sound / AV
  • Standard Chairs

Accommodations

  • Luxury suites

Reviews

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4.8 out of 5

4 reviews

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  • Bride

    •Verified review
    •Caroline M.•Nov 22

    After touring the Oliver, meeting the staff, and hearing about all the services they provided, no other venue compared for our November 2024 wedding with 125 guests. Wendy and Curtis made the process seamless for us, providing great vendor recommendations and advice along the way. They were available for our questions whenever we needed them, and walked us through all the details at our two pre-wedding meetings. The Oliver provided tables, linens, bartenders, staff for flipping the space from ceremony to reception, security for the parking lot, and even a coat check, all included in the cost of the venue. When one of our other vendors fell short on their service, the Oliver staff came through for us. They will do everything they can to make sure your wedding day runs smoothly. The building is gorgeous, with a cocktail hour space and lovely outdoor area on the first floor, ceremony and reception space on the second floor, and a beautiful bridal suite, groom’s suite, and even a family suite on the third floor. The venue rental is from Friday to Sunday, which was invaluable in allowing setup time on Friday and take down on Sunday, so that we could get ready stress free and party all night long after the wedding. I highly recommend the Oliver, it is the obvious choice!!

  • June 1 wedding

    •Verified review
    •Madi S.•Jul 19, 2024

    We had such an amazing wedding at The Oliver Building. Having the venue for the whole weekend made our weekend run so smoothly. We had our rehearsal Friday night, and brought everything over so we didn’t need to deal with it Saturday. Then got ready in the amazing upstairs suites Saturday morning. We had a great time, and Caitlin was so easy to work with! The only reason I took a star off is that we had some issues with the bar. We made it clear from the start that we wanted to prioritize the bar, and didn’t want long lines. Because of that, they said we would have 3 bartenders, and would batch some of our signature cocktails. Unfortunately, we only had two bartenders, despite giving tips for 3, and there were no cocktails batched. We did have a pretty long line at our bar most of the night because of this. All in all, it was an amazing venue for our wedding!!

  • The all around best venue in downtown!

    •Verified review
    •Florativity•May 10, 2022

    This venue is perfect! It is not only gorgeous with plenty of exposed brick but it has multiple spaces so you can have your ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception all in one spot so your guests don’t have to travel! It’s also a great deal, because you get it all weekend! That makes setup so easy and you don’t have to worry about getting every thing out the night of your wedding! You can also have your rehearsal there which is so convenient too. Caitlin and Curtis are so easy and wonderful to work with! I highly recommend this beautiful venue for any couple! I love providing florals for this space!

  • The Oliver Building

    •Verified review
    •Reagan Brown Events•May 10, 2022

    The Oliver Building is a great venue to work with! They are professional, communicative, and flexible. The space is absolutely amazing with the flexibility of their large building which has so much character! The possibilities are endless!

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