National and State Registers of Historic Places
Results of Query:
County: Shawnee
Records: All Properties
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Curtis, Charles, House
1101 Topeka AveTopeka (Shawnee County)
Listed in National Register 1973-01-25
Architect: Not listed
Category: single dwelling
Curtis Junior High School
316 NW Grant StTopeka (Shawnee County)
Listed in National Register 2001-10-22
Architect: Williamson, Thomas W.
Category: school
The Curtis Junior High School was designed in the English Collegiate Gothic style by Topeka architect Thomas W. Williamson. It was built in 1927 and named for Topekan Charles Curtis, then serving in the US Senate. Williamson and his firm specialized in designing schools and other public buildings. He was involved with the design of more than 175 school buildings during his practice from 1912 to 1970. The building was used as a junior high school until its closing in 1976. For the next 10 years it housed a private academy, but since then it has been vacant. It was nominated for its local significance in the area of architecture.
Davies Building
725-727 Kansas AveTopeka (Shawnee County)
Listed in National Register 1977-09-15
Architect: Not listed
Category: professional; specialty store; business
Devon Apartments
800-808 W 12th StTopeka (Shawnee County)
Listed in National Register 2002-06-27
Architect: Not listed
Category: multiple dwelling
Dillon House
404 W 9th StTopeka (Shawnee County)
Listed in National Register 2006-12-27
Architect: Henry Bennett
Category: professional; business
The Dillon House is significant for its association with locally prominent attorney, businessman, and philanthropist Hirom Price Dillon and as an excellent example of an Italian Renaissance Revival house. This is one of the last remaining important architectural structures from the pre-WWI era of Topeka. Today the house functions as an event space and offices.
Dr. Karl & Jeanetta Lyle Menninger Education Center
Topeka (Shawnee County)
Listed in National Register 2020-03-26
Architect:
Category: clinic
East Topeka Junior High School
1210 E 8th StTopeka (Shawnee County)
Listed in National Register 2004-01-23
Architect: Cuthbert and Suehrk; Walter Glover
Category: school
Thematic Nomination: New Deal-era Resources of Kansas
Elks Club Building
122 W 7th StTopeka (Shawnee County)
Listed in State Register 1980-12-10
Architect: William Sayler and Herbert Seddin
Category: meeting hall
England Farm
4619 SE 37thTopeka (Shawnee County)
Listed in National Register 1982-05-07
Architect: Not listed
Category: agricultural outbuilding; single dwelling; storage
Evergreen Court Apartments
3311-3321 SW 10th AveTopeka (Shawnee County)
Listed in National Register 2021-04-02
Architect: Not listed
Category: domestic; multiple dwelling
The Evergreen Court Apartments were constructed in 1937. The building is an excellent local example of the Spanish Revival style, which is classified as a Late 19th to Early 20th Century style occurring between 1915-1940. The building retains a high level of integrity on the exterior and interior, which portrays its original design and construction. Its period of significance are the years of construction 1936-7. Key features of the property are its pedimented archways, tile roofing, and terra cotta accents. The Evergreen Court Apartments are a good example of the type, period, and method of construction. The Spanish Revival style influenced by the revivals of the Arts and Crafts movement was popular at the time of construction. These Depression-era or inter-war apartment buildings were constructed out of necessity for affordable housing and were designed to be simple and utilitarian. Sitting in its original setting, the building remains in its original location and retains its historic integrity and character-defining features.
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