Manhattan in Riley County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Osage Street

The First Neighborhoods

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015

1. Osage Street Marker

Inscription. This home at 319 N. 5th was built in 1904 by Guy Varney. Designed in the Queen Anne style, the home incorporates Palladian windows and classical column porch supports. Solid limestone walls make up the structure of the first floor. Many of the stonemasons and craftsmen who worked on the construction of buildings on the Kansas State University campus also left their mark on residences and commercial buildings in the core downtown of Manhattan.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 39° 10.954′ N, 96° 33.717′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, Kansas, in Riley County. It is at the intersection of Osage Street and 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Osage Street. Marker is adjacent to the Damon Runyon House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Osage Street, 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: Damon Runyon (a few steps from this marker); Amanda Arnold Arch (approx. 0.2 miles away); The American Veteran (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Riley County Courthouse (approx. ¼ mile

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away); Colorado Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); Change & Growth (approx. half a mile away); Yuma Street (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015

2. Osage Street Marker

Looking east

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015

3. Osage Street Marker

Looking west

Guy Varney Built House at 319 N. 5th Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015

4. Guy Varney Built House at 319 N. 5th Street

Highlighted on Osage Street marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 616 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.