Salter House

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Salter House
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Location 220 W. Garfield St., Argonia, Kansas
Coordinates 37°15′53″N97°46′00″W / 37.26472°N 97.76667°W / 37.26472; -97.76667 Coordinates: 37°15′53″N97°46′00″W / 37.26472°N 97.76667°W / 37.26472; -97.76667
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1884
Built by Kinsey, Oliver
NRHP reference # 71000332 [1]
Added to NRHP September 3, 1971

The Salter House in Argonia, Kansas is a historic house at 220 W. Garfield St. which was built in 1884-85. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]

Argonia, Kansas City in Kansas, United States

Argonia is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 501.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

It is a two-story red brick house about 30 by 25 feet (9.1 m × 7.6 m) in plan.

It was the home of Susanna M. Salter (1860-1961) who became internationally famous in 1887 when she became the first woman mayor in the United States. [2]

Susanna M. Salter American mayor

Susanna Madora Salter was a U.S. politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected as mayor and one of the first women elected to any political office in the United States.

The house was built by Susanna Salter's father, Oliver Kinsey from bricks he made himself. [2]

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