National Register of Historic Places

Yuma Street Historic District

Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
Listed
January 3, 2023
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
100008518

About this property

The Yuma Street Historic District in Manhattan, Kansas is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 2023. It was a historic center for the Black community in Manhattan, emerging during the American period of racial segregation. The Yuma Street Historic District stands in the southern portion of Manhattan. It includes the Second Baptist Church, United Service Organization, Douglass Park, Douglass School, and Shepard Chapel. Yuma Street has been a center for the Black community in Manhattan since the late 1870s when the first organizations and framed buildings started appearing. It's churches have consistently been an integral institutional centerpiece that brought the Black community together. The Yuma Street Historic District contains three such churches that have been an anchor of support for the local Black community. It also includes the Douglass School, once an elementary school for Black children during segregation, and a former United Service Organization building that was for Black soldiers' recreation. Many buildings in the historic district were designed by architect Dr. John Walters, who was better known for his buildings on the campus of Kansas State University.

Location

931 Yuma St, and 900 blk. of Yuma St.
Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas

Categories

ETHNIC HERITAGE-BLACKSOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

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When was Yuma Street Historic District listed on the National Register?

Yuma Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 2023.

What type of historic resource is Yuma Street Historic District?

Yuma Street Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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