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

Fiske Hall

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

1. Fiske Hall Marker

Inscription.
Named in Honor of Mrs. Charlotte M. Morse Fiske
Wrentham, Massachusetts
Benefactor of Fairmount College

Cornerstone: October 28, 1904
Dedication: June 6, 1906

Norman S. Patton, Architect, Chicago

Wichita Contractors:
J. V. Wood, General – Bish Bros., Plastering
Fred Buckley, Roofing – Shuler Bros., Builders

Nathan J. Morrison, President, Fairmount College
1895 – 1907

Fairmount College Board of Trustees, 1904 – 1906:
Charles G. Cohn, Samuel W. Cooper, Howard W. Darling, Dr. Walter H. Graves, E. Higginson, Robert L. Holmes, Andrew C. Jobes, Joseph M. Knapp, Charles E. Potts, Rev. Clarence S. Sargent, and Scott E. Winne (Wichita); Dr. Frank L. Abbey (Newton); Rev. S. Parks Cadman and Isaac N. Seligman (New York); Hugh S. Hall (Sedgwick); George H. Hunter and Rev. Wilson C. Wheeler (Wellington); Edward D. Kenna and Newell C. Knight (Chicago); Charles E. Morrison (Boston); Rev. Cyrus F. Stimson (Kansas City); Rev. Henry E. Thayer (Topeka); and Edwin Tucker (Eureka).

Erected by Wichita State University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1898.

Location. 37° 43.019′ N, 97°

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17.769′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. It is on Fairmount Street. Marker is at the entrance to Fiske Hall, about 125 feet northeast of the intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Perimeter Road, on the Wichita State University. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wichita KS 67260, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: Fiske Hall Centennial Celebration (here, next to this marker); Edwin A. Ulrich (within shouting distance of this marker); McKnight Art Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Standing Proudly on the Hill (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Memorial '70 (about 700 feet away); Bicentennial of the Birth of George Washington (approx. 0.2 miles away); Morrison Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gene Stephenson's Wichita State University All Americans (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita.

Also see . . . About Fiske Hall. Wichita State University website entry (Submitted on June 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Fiske Hall Entrance and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

2. Fiske Hall Entrance and Markers

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

3. Fiske Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.