Marion in Marion County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Elgin House
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2011
1. Elgin House NRHP Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
In grateful memory of
Van Keith Anderson
Nov. 4, 1921 - Jan. 11, 1986
the engineer who developed and restored
Elgin House Apartments
100th Anniverary - 1986
Elgin Hotel - 1886 - Restored - 1976
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1849.
Location. 38° 20.929′ N, 97° 1.214′ W. Marker is in Marion, Kansas, in Marion County. Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Santa Fe Street, on the left when traveling north on 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 North 3rd Street, Marion KS 66861, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hill School Bell (approx. ¼ mile away); Civil War and Woman's Relief Corps Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Marion County Lake (approx. 2.6 miles away); C.C.C. Worker (approx. 2.6 miles away); Marion County Park & Lake (approx. 2.6 miles away); Chaplain (Father) Emil J. Kapaun (approx. 8½ miles away); Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Elgin House National Register Nomination. Kansas Historical Society website entry (Submitted on November 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Marion, Kansas. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. Marion County in Cutler's History of the State of Kansas (1883). Kansas Collection Books website entry (Submitted on November 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2011
2. Elgin House Frontispiece
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2011
3. Elgin House
Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 479 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
