Hiawatha Courthouse Square Historic District - Hiawatha, Kansas
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 39° 51.151 W 095° 32.189
15S E 283008 N 4414467
Historic district in the downtown area of Hiawatha, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM1KT3
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member snfromky
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This historic district encompasses most of the downtown area of Hiawatha, Kansas surrounding the Brown County Courthouse. Most of the buildings in the district were built in the 1890's and early 1900's. The courthouse was built in 1925, replacing an earlier one on the same site. Besides the courthouse one of the highlight buildings is the Town Clock Building, which is a 1891 former bank building.
Street address:
520-819 Oregon, 101-123 S6, 108-124 S7, 601-613 Utah
Hiawatha, Kansas


County / Borough / Parish: Brown County

Year listed: 2006

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924

Historic function: Government, Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current function: Government, Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Privately owned?: Not Listed

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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