Walt Mason House

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Walt Mason House
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Location606 W. 12th Ave., Emporia, Kansas
Coordinates 38°24′45″N96°11′20″W / 38.41250°N 96.18889°W / 38.41250; -96.18889 Coordinates: 38°24′45″N96°11′20″W / 38.41250°N 96.18889°W / 38.41250; -96.18889
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built byTom Cox
ArchitectHenry W. Brinkman
Architectural styleLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, American Foursquare
NRHP reference No. 92000446 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 30, 1992

The Walt Mason House in Emporia, Kansas, located at 606 W. 12th Ave., was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]

It is an American Foursquare-style house. It was home of Walt Mason (1862-1939), a humorist poet. The house was deemed notable for "its historical association with Walt Mason and ...for its architectural significance as an American Foursquare style house." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Martha Hagedorn-Krass (March 20, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Walt Mason House / 111-1660-0068". National Park Service . Retrieved December 20, 2017. With 12 photos from c.1916 and 1991.