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Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Ingham Building

Pre 1906

— Fort Scott Historic District 1860 —

 
 
Ingham Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 26, 2012
1. Ingham Building Marker
Inscription. Queen Anne adaptation Ingham home for 80 years, site of family plumbing business succeeded by MacDonald's Shoe Shop.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & CommerceSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 37° 50.409′ N, 94° 42.363′ W. Marker is in Fort Scott, Kansas, in Bourbon County. It is on Main Street near 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 South Main Street, Fort Scott KS 66701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country. 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: Richards Building (a few steps from this marker); Moody Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Fort Henning (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Scott Civil War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Fort Scott Spanish American War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Memorial Hall (about 500 feet away); In Honored Memory (about 600 feet away); Welch, Badger & Co. Dry Goods Store (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Scott.
 
Also see . . .  Fort Scott Downtown Historic District National Register Nomination. (Submitted on July 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
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Ingham Building and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 26, 2012
2. Ingham Building and Marker
Marker in shadow at right of photo
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 9, 2026