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

Shawnee County Kansas (Vacant / Not In Use) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Jayhawk Hotel, Theater and Walk and McCauley Bridge, Curtis Junior High School, Dillon House and Fire Station No. 2--Topeka.

The famous person Hiram Price Dillon is associated with one of more of the Shawnee County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Shawnee County places including Thomas W. Williamson, Topeka Bridge & Iron, John M. Leepr, Thomas Wilson Williamson, William Wallace Ross, Senne Construction Co., Boller Bros., W.H. Mills and Henry Bennett. Prominent architectural styles found in Shawnee Country are Italianate, Late Gothic Revival and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Curtis Junior High School (added 2001 - - #01001126)

316 NW Grant St. , Topeka

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Williamson, Thomas Wilson

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Dillon House (added 2006 - - #06001171)

Also known as 177-5400-0565

404 W. Ninth St. , Topeka

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bennett, Henry

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Historic Person:

Dillon, Hiram Price

Significant Year:

1913

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Fire Station No. 2--Topeka (added 2002 - - #02000715)

719-723 Van Buren , Topeka

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Williamson, Thomas Wilson

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Fire Station

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Grand Opera House (added 1986 - - #80001474)

Also known as Grand Theater

615 Jackson St. , Topeka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Jayhawk Hotel, Theater and Walk (added 1982 - - #82002675)

Also known as Jayhawk Theater and Jayhawk Walk;The Jayhawk Complex

700 Jackson Ave. , Topeka

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Leepr,John M., Williamson,Thomas W.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

McCauley Bridge (added 1985 - - #85001427)

0.5 mi. S of Auburn , Auburn

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Topeka Bridge & Iron

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Ross Row Houses (added 1998 - - #98001329)

513, 515, 517, 517 1/2, 519, 521 Van Buren St. , Topeka

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ross, William Wallace

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Topeka Council of Colored Women's Clubs Building (added 2009 - - #09001169)

Also known as 177-5400-01246

1149 SW Lincoln , Topeka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Wakarusa Hotel (added 1979 - - #79000955)

Main St. , Wakarusa

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress