Downtown in Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Church of the Assumption
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 2018
1. Church of the Assumption Marker
Erected by United States Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 39° 2.979′ N, 95° 40.619′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of Southwest 8th Avenue and Southwest Van Buren Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 SW 8th Ave, Topeka KS 66612, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Samuel J. Crumbine, MD (here, next to this marker); In the Year of Our Nation's Bicentennial (within shouting distance of this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles Curtis (approx. 0.2 miles away); Governor Landon's Acceptance (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Freedom Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); "What shall be done with the Kansas?" (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Failure of the Missionaries (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.
Also see . . . Church of the Assumption National Register Historic District Registration Form.
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 2018
2. Church of the Assumption Marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2025
3. Church of the Assumption Marker
Location is at the entrance to the Kansas Health Institute
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on August 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on August 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
