Edwin Smith House (Wellington, Kansas)

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Edwin Smith House
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Edwin Smith House (Wellington, Kansas)
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Location114 S. Jefferson, Wellington, Kansas
Coordinates 37°15′54″N97°23′58″W / 37.26500°N 97.39944°W / 37.26500; -97.39944 Coordinates: 37°15′54″N97°23′58″W / 37.26500°N 97.39944°W / 37.26500; -97.39944
Arealess than one acre
Built1935
ArchitectCharles, Ellis and Co.
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 04000450 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 2004

The Edwin Smith House in Wellington, Kansas was built in 1935. Also known as the Pink House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

It has a 60 feet (18 m)-long facade topped by a parapet. It originally featured pink stucco. It is Spanish eclectic in style, and unusual in its small-town Kansas setting. [2] The house is surrounded on all sides by both the First Baptist Church of Wellington and the United Methodist Church.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Daniel R. Rowe (September 12, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Edwin Smith House / Pink House / 191-5730-0016". National Park Service . Retrieved December 14, 2017. With five photos from 2003.