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Houston Whiteside Historic District

Coordinates: 38°03′15″N 97°55′11″W / 38.05417°N 97.91972°W / 38.05417; -97.91972
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Houston Whiteside Historic District
Houston Whiteside Historic District is located in Kansas
Houston Whiteside Historic District
Location in Kansas
Houston Whiteside Historic District is located in the United States
Houston Whiteside Historic District
Location in United States
LocationRoughly bounded by BNSF RR, Pershing, Ave. B and Ave. A, Plum and Elm Sts., Hutchinson, Kansas
Coordinates38°03′15″N 97°55′11″W / 38.05417°N 97.91972°W / 38.05417; -97.91972
Area61.6 acres (24.9 ha)
ArchitectSelby Kurfis, Others
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.04000738[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 26, 2004

The Houston Whiteside Historic District in Hutchinson, Kansas is a 61.6 acres (24.9 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

The district is roughly bounded by the BNSF Railway tracks on the north, by Pershing St. on the east, by East Ave. B and East Ave. A on the south, and by Plum and South Elm on the west.[2] It included 175 contributing buildings and two contributing structures.[1]

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad tracks run through the district.[2]

"Key Contributing" properties in the district include:

  • 402 E. First Avenue (c. 1890s), a two-story Queen Anne house with multiple gable-on-hip roofs
  • John Nelson House (c. 1898), 407 E. First Avenue, an elaborate Second Empire house.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Deon Wolfenbarger (April 9, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Houston Whiteside Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 11, 2019. With accompanying 24 photos