Yuma Street
The First Neighborhoods
| | Dr. John Walters | |
One of Manhattan's early architects, Dr. John Walters, designed Douglass School in 1903. The school - designed for "colored" children is now the Douglass Center Annex.
Walters is best known for his buildings on the Kansas State University campus, including Fairchild Hall and Kedzie Hall. Dr. Walters was also instrumental in creating the architecture program at Kansas State Agricultural College, now K-State.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
Location. 39° 10.515′ N, 96° 33.722′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, Kansas, in Riley County. It is at the intersection of 4th Street and Yuma Street, on the right when traveling south on 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manhattan KS 66502, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and in the Flint Hills. 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: Colorado Street (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Manhattan's Union Pacific Depot - Revived (about 500 feet away); Change & Growth (about 600 feet away); The American Veteran (approx. 0.3 miles away); Riley County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.3 miles away); Amanda Arnold Arch (approx. 0.3 miles away); Damon Runyon (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Also see . . . About the Douglass Center.
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 973 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on February 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on February 17, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
