W. S. Grant Building Marker

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

W. S. Grant Building
Built 1925
— Wichita Warehouse and Jobbers District —

W. S. Grant Building Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

1. W. S. Grant Building Marker

Inscription.

Built For The Grant-Billingsley
Fruit Company
(Third of 4 Buildings)
Original Construction Cost: $52,000
Architect: Glenn H. Thomas, Wichita, KS
Historic Address: 145 N. Rock Island
Current Address: 151 N. Rock Island

Location. 37° 41.259′ N, 97° 19.696′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. Marker is on Rock Island Street near 1st Street, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 151 North Rock Island Street, Wichita KS 67202, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Grant-Billingsley Warehouse (a few steps from this marker); Brokers Office & Warehouse Company Building (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named W. S. Grant Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Wichita Casket Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Keen Kutter Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Lehmann-Higginson Wholesale Grocery Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Oldtown Marketplace (within shouting distance of this marker); Warehouse District (within shouting distance of this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Wichita.

Also see . . .

W. S. Grant Buildings Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr.

2. W. S. Grant Buildings

Looking north along Rock Island Street, with first Grant Bldg at left foreground

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.)

W. S. Grant Buildings From Mead Street Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr.

3. W. S. Grant Buildings From Mead Street

Looking NE at West Facades of (l-r) Bldgs 4, 3, 2, 1

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 69 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.