Chestnut Street Historic District - Hays, KS
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N 38° 52.192 W 099° 19.909
14S E 471214 N 4302387
Downtown Historic District that is named after the original street name of the street now known as Main Street.
Waymark Code: WMEKX5
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2012
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The district, centered along Main Street, contains 80 buildings, including 49 contributing buildings and 3 listed as individual buildings on the National Register. Most were built in the first half of the 20th century. A number of them appear to be undergoing renovation.
This is a commercial district and most of the buildings reflect that in their architectural style. The majority are of the Commercial style, but also include Modern, Italianate and Art Decco among others. There is also a Hays Downtown Walking Tour brochure that gives the history of some of the buildings in the downtown area including many that are no longer standing.
The area is easily walked and there is adequate parking, including on street parking along Main Street. Co-ordinates for the Chestnut Historical District were taken at the corner of 7th Street and Main near the County Historical Society headquarters.
County / Borough / Parish: Ellis
Year listed: 2008
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Street address: 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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