Emporia Downtown Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Emporia Downtown Historic District

Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas
Listed
April 30, 2012
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
12000249

About this property

The Emporia Downtown Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The district covers about 18 city blocks. Its 67 acres (27 ha) listed area included 115 contributing buildings and 52 non-contributing buildings. Two already-listed resources were included. It includes a number of two- and three-story Italianate-style buildings from the 1860s, built soon after Emporia was founded in 1857.

Location

Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas
38.40639, -96.18002

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 12000249. It was listed on April 30, 2012.

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMMERCEARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Granada Theater
Civil War
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Emporia KS Militia Mobilization (1863)
1863Civil War
0.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Emporia Downtown Historic District listed on the National Register?

Emporia Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Emporia Downtown Historic District?

Emporia Downtown Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Emporia Downtown Historic District?

The period of significance for Emporia Downtown Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1857.

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