National Register of Historic Places - Kansas (KS), Sedgwick County

Sedgwick County Kansas (Historic Districts) has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sedgwick County places including U.G. Charles, Henrion Construction Co., Willard-Builder's Inc. Garvey, Ed Keene & Simpson; Forsblom, Fred G. McCune, et al., Salome, Jr., William, Incorporated Henrion, George Metz, Garvey, RH and Williard and Builders. Prominent architectural styles found in Sedgwick Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival and Late Victorian.

Ash-Grove Historic District on East Douglas Avenue (added 2016 - - #16000135)

2100-2330 E. Douglas Ave. (evens); 114 & 117 N. Madison Ave., 111 N. Spruce St.; 115-117 N. Grove St., Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1974 AD

Battin Apartments Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000389)

1700 S. Elpyco Ave., Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Metz, George, Salome, Jr., William, Garvey, Willard-Builder's Inc.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Bitting Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000776)

Generally the 1100 and 1200 Blks of Bitting , Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Buildings at 800 West Douglas Block (added 2004 - - #04001160)

Also known as 12573; 12574; 12575

809,811, and 815 W. Douglas , Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Dawson Farmstead (added 2024 - - #100011119)

9801 N Broadway St & 200 W 93rd St N., Valley Center

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Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

East Douglas Avenue Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000777)

Roughly bounded by Topeka, Rock Island, 1st, and English Sts. , Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Curtiss, Louis S., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, Museum, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Farmer's and Banker's Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001070)

Also known as Elks Lodge and Commercial Club

1st & Market Sts. , Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Keene & Simpson; Forsblom, Ed, Overend & Boucher; Dieter & Wenzel

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Garvey Center (added 2021 - - #100006328)

200-220-250-300 West Douglas Ave., Wichita

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Linwood Place Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000881)

Roughly S. Hydraulic, S. Kansas, S. Minneapolis, & S. Minnesota Aves., Stafford Ct., E. Hodson St., Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Garvey, RH and Williard, Builders

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

North Topeka Avenue Apartments Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000277)

Also known as 173-5880-01319:173-5880-01320;173-5880-01321;173-5880-01322

625, 630, 631, and 632 N. Topeka Ave. , Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Henrion Construction Co.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

North Topeka Avenue-10th Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000438)

1165, 1103, 1109, 1113, and 1108 N. Topeka Ave. , Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

North Topeka Avenue-10th Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 2018 - - #100002247)

1165, 1103, 1109, 1113, and 1108 N. Topeka Ave., Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899 AD

Park Place--Fairview Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000778)

Roughly Park Place and Fairview Aves. bet. 13th and 17th Sts. and Wellington Place , Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Charles, U.G.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

South Kansas Avenue Historic District (added 2020 - - #100005117)

220-224 South Kansas Ave., Wichita

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Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Topeka--Emporia Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000779)

Roughly N. Topeka and Emporia Aves. bet. 10th and 13th Sts. , Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Charles, U.G.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Wichita Historic Warehouse and Jobbers District (added 2003 - - #03001172)

Also known as Old Town

Bounded by the elevated RR tracks, Douglas and Washington Aves. and 2nd St. , Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Processing Site, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Processing Site, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Wichita Veterans Administration Hospital (added 2012 - - #12000303)

5500 E. Kellogg Ave., Wichita

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Health/Medicine, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949