FIRST -- $1M dollar High School W of Mississippi River -- Topeka KS
N 39° 02.961 W 095° 41.120
15S E 267616 N 4325685
When Topeka High School was finished in 1930, it was the first million dollar high school west of the Mississippi. Topeka HS is on the US National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WMGVD0
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2013
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The wonderful Gothic Revival Topeka High School made jaws drop in 1930 not only because of its H-U-G-E price tag, but also because of its impressive beauty, undiminished all these years later.
From the Kansas Historical Society website: (
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Topeka High School at 800 SW 10th St . . . was designed by architects Thomas Williamson and Ted Greist and completed in 1931. The building features a 155 foot-tall bell tower and many architectural elements copied from Hampton Court Palace located near London, England. Topeka High School was the first million dollar high school built west of the Mississippi River." [end]
Here is a link to the National Register nomination form for Topeka High School: (
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