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

F. G. & C. H. Smyth & Sons Building

Built 1912

— Wichita Warehouse and Jobbers District —

 
 
F. G. & C. H. Smyth & Sons Bldg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
1. F. G. & C. H. Smyth & Sons Bldg Marker
Inscription.

Historic Address: 120/122 N. Rock Island
Current Address: 117 N. Mosley

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
 
Location. 37° 41.214′ N, 97° 19.663′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. It is in Old Town. It is on Mosley, on the left when traveling north. Marker is about 400 feet north of Douglas Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 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: Salvation Army Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Lampl Produce Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Jim Yarnell's (Untitled) Smoky Hills of West Virginia (1960) (within shouting distance of 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). 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.)
 
F. G. & C. H. Smyth & Sons Bldg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
2. F. G. & C. H. Smyth & Sons Bldg Marker
F. G. & C. H. Smyth & Sons Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
3. F. G. & C. H. Smyth & Sons Building
Marker is to right of door, under canopy
 
 
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 526 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. 11, 2026