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

Isaac N. Hockaday Building

Built 1905 - 1906

— Wichita Warehouse and Jobbers District —

 
 
Isaac N. Hockaday Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
1. Isaac N. Hockaday Building Marker
Inscription.

Built To Manufacture Paint
And Paint Products
Historic Address: 140/142 N. Mosley
Current Address: 140 N. Mosley

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
 
Location. 37° 41.239′ N, 97° 19.646′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. It is in Old Town. It is on Mosley near 1st Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 North Mosley, Wichita KS 67202, 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: Jim Yarnell's (Untitled) Smoky Hills of West Virginia (1960) (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Isaac N. Hockaday Building (a few steps from this marker); Oldtown Marketplace (within shouting distance of this marker); Warehouse District (within shouting distance of this marker); Riding the Rails (within shouting distance of this marker); Simmons Hardware Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Simmons Hardware Company / Hockaday Paint Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Coleman Company (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita.
 
Also see . . .
1. Wichita Warehouse and Jobbers District National Register Nomination
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this page online
. The .pdf file is huge. Be patient while it loads. (Submitted on June 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.) 

2. Oldtown Wichita History. (Submitted on June 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Early References to Hockaday Paint Company. (Submitted on June 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Isaac N. Hockaday Building and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
2. Isaac N. Hockaday Building and Marker
Isaac N. Hockaday Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
3. Isaac N. Hockaday Building
Looking northeast
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 591 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 12, 2026