Walterscheid Pump Factory & Machine Shop Building Marker

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Wichita in Sedgwick County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Walterscheid Pump Factory & Machine Shop Building
Built 1900 and 1901
— Wichita Warehouse and Jobbers District —

Walterscheid Pump Factory & Machine Shop Building Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

1. Walterscheid Pump Factory & Machine Shop Building Marker

Inscription.

Historic Address: 122/124 N. Mead
Current Address: 116 N. Mead

Location. 37° 41.2′ N, 97° 19.722′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. Marker is on Mead Street, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 North Mead Street, Wichita KS 67202, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. F. G. & C. H. Smyth & Sons Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial / Residential Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker); O. A. Boyle Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Wichita Casket Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); W. S. Grant Building (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); College Hill Streetcar No. 230 (about 300 feet away); McCormick Harvester Building (about 300 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Wichita.

Also see . . .
1. Wichita Warehouse and Jobbers District National Register Nomination. The .pdf file is huge. Be patient while it loads. (Submitted on June 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

2. Oldtown Wichita History. (Submitted on June 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

Walterscheid Pump Factory & Machine Shop Bldg Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

2. Walterscheid Pump Factory & Machine Shop Bldg

Marker on wall near door. Looking southeast.

View from Walterscheid Pump Factory Bldg Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

3. View from Walterscheid Pump Factory Bldg

Looking south along Mead St, with Douglas Ave train stations in distance.

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 91 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.