US Post Office and Federal Building-Wichita
National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office and Federal Building-Wichita

Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Listed
July 17, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
89000792

About this property

The U.S. Courthouse, Wichita, Kansas is a historic post office, courthouse, and Federal office building located at Wichita in Sedgwick County, Kansas. It is a courthouse for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Location

401 N. Market
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
37.69168, -97.33863

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 89000792. It was listed on July 17, 1989.

Categories

ARTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTSOCIAL HISTORY
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

Sedgwick County Memorial Hall and Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Mike Meagher Killed, Wichita KS
1881Frontier
0.1 mi
Wyatt Earp — Wichita Cattle Town Enforcement
1874Frontier
0.1 mi
Wichita Gunfights Wyatt Earp
1874Frontier
0.1 mi
Spanish Entrada to Quivira / Wichita 1650
1601Colonial
0.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was US Post Office and Federal Building-Wichita listed on the National Register?

US Post Office and Federal Building-Wichita was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1989.

What type of historic resource is US Post Office and Federal Building-Wichita?

US Post Office and Federal Building-Wichita is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for US Post Office and Federal Building-Wichita?

The period of significance for US Post Office and Federal Building-Wichita is recorded as the early_republic era.

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