Bitting Building | |
Bitting Building in 2013 | |
Location in Kansas | |
Location | 107 N. Market St., Wichita, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 37°41′11″N97°20′13″W / 37.68639°N 97.33694°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1911 |
Architect | Terry & Dumont (Charles W. Terry and Elbert Dumont) |
Architectural style | Skyscraper |
NRHP reference # | 12000046 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 28, 2012 |
The Bitting Building is a historic structure in Wichita, Kansas. It was built in 1912 as a four-story building replacing an earlier building on the site. Seven additional stories were added in 1919. Major renovations were carried out in 1959 and the 1980s. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [3] It is at 107 N. Market Street.
The current building was one of a series built for brothers who established a retail business and who were avid book collectors. [4] It has 11 stores. [5]
It sold in 1998 when it had a barber shop on its ground floor as well as retail. The top floor was occupied by an oil business and geologists had offices in the building. [6] It was empty in 2002 and was being converted to apartments in 2015. [7]
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