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Winfield in Cowley County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Jennings Building
808 Main

— Constructed: 1901 —
 
Jennings Building Marker Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011
1. Jennings Building Marker
 
Inscription.

Owners
S. H. Jennings: 1901-1918
F. M. Benson: 1918-1920
Andrew Wilson: 1920-1941
E. H. Ruppelius: 1941-1974
Dorothy Fisher: 1974-1978
Joseph & Elizabeth Sears: 1978-1994
Elizabeth Sears Trust: 1994-

Occupants
Unknown: 1901-1908
Wilson Jewelry: 1908-1918
Stutzman Jewelry: 1918-1920
Wilson Jewelry: 1920-1922
Ruppelius Jewelry: 1922-1966
Ruppelius Jewelry (Joseph Sears): 1966-
 
Erected 2007 by Winfield Main Street & Cowley County Historical Society.
 
Location. 37° 14.458′ N, 96° 59.82′ W. Marker is in Winfield, Kansas, in Cowley County. Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 77) south of 8th Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 808 Main Street, Winfield KS 67156, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Cowley County National Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Platting of Winfield, Kansas (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Docking (approx. 12 miles away); 1996 Olympic Torch Relay (approx. 12 miles away); Korean War Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 12 miles away); Santa Fe Locomotive Engine No. 2542 (approx. 12.1 miles away).
 
Jennings Building and Marker Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011
2. Jennings Building and Marker
 

 
Also see . . .  History of Winfield, Kansas. (Submitted on October 24, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on October 24, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
 
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