Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Ward-Meade Home

1870

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012

1. Ward-Meade Home Marker

Old Prairie Town at Historic Ward-Meade Park
Shawnee County Parks & Recreation website entry
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Inscription.

Anthony A. Ward bought land from Indians - 1854. Site of first sermon preached in Topeka, December 29, 1854.
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Entered on the
National Register
of Historic Places
November 12, 1975

Erected 1968 by John Haupt Chapter, National Society, DAR.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1870.

Location. 39° 3.801′ N, 95° 40.956′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. It can be reached from Northwest Fillmore Street. Marker is in Historic Ward-Meade Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 NW Fillmore Street, Topeka KS 66606, 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: Ward-Meade Mansion (here, next to this marker); David Puff (within shouting distance of this marker); Barber Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Everest Methodist Church

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Pappan's Ferry (within shouting distance of this marker); Mulvane General Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Potwin Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.

Also see . . .
1. Ward-Meade House National Register Nomination. Kansas Historical Scoiety website entry (Submitted on May 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Ward-Meade Park. Kansas Travel website entry (Submitted on May 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Ward-Meade Home NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012

2. Ward-Meade Home NRHP Marker

Ward-Meade Home Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012

3. Ward-Meade Home Markers

Ward-Meade Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

4. Ward-Meade Mansion

Ward-Meade Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012

5. Ward-Meade Home

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 707 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.