Cummins Block Building

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Cummins Block Building
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Location161 East Lincoln, Lincoln, Kansas
Coordinates 39°2′24″N98°8′47″W / 39.04000°N 98.14639°W / 39.04000; -98.14639 Coordinates: 39°2′24″N98°8′47″W / 39.04000°N 98.14639°W / 39.04000; -98.14639
Arealess than one acre
Built1881
Built byRobertson, Malcom
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 00000268 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 2000

The Cummins Block Building, located at 161 E. Lincoln in Lincoln, Kansas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

It is a two-part commercial block building, built in 1881, 45 feet (14 m) along its facade and 50 feet (15 m) deep. [2]

It was deemed notable "for its historical association with the growth and development of Lincoln, Kansas and ... for its architectural significance as an Italianate commercial block." [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. 1 2 Mary Douglass; Jack Crispin; Kathie Crispin (1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cummins Block Building / 105-3189-0021". National Park Service . Retrieved 5 December 2017. With eight photos from 1999.