On Locust Street north of Tecumseh Street, on the left when traveling north.
In honor of
Company K
20th Reg't Kan. Vol.
in appreciation of their
Gallantry and Patriotism
in the Philippine Islands
1898 - 1899
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This gateway was erected by
the . . . — — Map (db m95142) WM
On Main Street south of 5th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Dietrich Cabin
In 1854 two German brothers, Jacob and John Dietrich, arrived in America after a fifty-three day voyage by sailing ship. They settled first in Connecticut and were joined the following year by their sister Elizabeth and . . . — — Map (db m67720) HM
On Main Street at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
This is the oldest surviving courthouse designed by George P Washburn of Ottawa. Before coming to town, Washburn had worked for the Kansas City architectural firm of Cross and Taylor where he supervised construction of Union railroad depots . . . — — Map (db m67586) HM
On Main Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
The panoramic photo reproduced here was taken by J.C. Bandholtz in 1909. Panoramas were the rage at that time. The view takes in the 100 block south on the left and the 200 block south on the right.
The east side of the 200 block was placed on . . . — — Map (db m67477) HM
On Main Street at 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Location, location, location
The Baptists built a stone church on the east side of the 400 block in 1867. The photo above shows it as well as a "tabernacle" tent erected for a Kansas Baptist Convention in 1869. By the 1890s, the Baptists . . . — — Map (db m67615) HM
On Main Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
The Schools at 5th and Main: Ottawa's first school house was built at 3rd and Walnut where a city parking lot now stands. It suffered a tornado and an earthquake, and cracks appeared in the brick walls. Besides those problems, the population . . . — — Map (db m67628) HM
On Main Street at the Floodwall, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
"The Marsh of the Swans" is the meaning of the river's French name. In 1828, Baptist missionary Isaac McCoy brought a group of Indians on a journey to examine this area as a possible relocation site for eastern and Great Lakes tribes. McCoy . . . — — Map (db m67727) HM
This building, constructed in 1888, served as Division headquarters of the Southern Kansas Railway. This was a subsidiary and later became a part of the Santa Fe system. When the Santa Fe moved into a new station, the old stone depot which had . . . — — Map (db m46884) HM
On Tecumseh Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston was the first railroad built south of the transcontinental Union Pacific which passed through Lawrence. Building the 30 miles of track to Ottawa in 1867-8 was difficult. Veterans of the UP construction, . . . — — Map (db m50753) HM
On Main Street south of 5th Street, on the left when traveling south.
This two story Neo-Classical building was built with Andrew Carnegie's grant of $15,000 and was matched by the City with a site and a commitment to devote 10% of the amount of the gift annually for maintenance. The colossal order Ionic columns, . . . — — Map (db m67480) HM
On Main Street near 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
Built by William T. Pickrell, this building was originally used to sell agricultural implements. Other early businesses at this address included a millinery, barber shop, photography studio, billiard hall, restaurant, confectionary, jeweler and . . . — — Map (db m50754) HM
This building was built by L. W. Shepherd & B. C. McQuesten as a bank. It was the first location of Peoples National Bank, which bought the property in 1872 and then relocated to 137 S. Main around a decade later. Originally, it had arched window . . . — — Map (db m59072) HM
Is a block of commercial structures built between 1872 and 1900 of late Victorian styling with Renaissance, Eclectic and some Classical features. The buildings are individualistic but have the same underlying style and character. Their uniqueness . . . — — Map (db m46885) HM
On Main Street near 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.
constructed in 1893, was designed by Geo. P. Washburn (Ottawa) one of the state's most prominent early architects. He designed fifteen courthouses in three states. This courthouse, because of its architectural excellence and being the best-kept . . . — — Map (db m54574) HM
