Abilene Downtown Historic District

The Abilene Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Abilene, Kansas which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The district is roughly bounded by Northeast 4th, West 1st, South Walnut, and North Olive Street.[1]

Abilene Downtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly bounded by Northeast 4th, West 1st, South Walnut, and North Olive Street, Abilene, Kansas
Coordinates	38°55′02″N 97°12′51″W
Area	45 acres (18 ha)
Architect	Gilbert Stanley Underwood; Cayton & Murray
Architectural style	Italianate, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	09000673[1]
Added to NRHP	September 1, 2009

The 45 acres (18 ha) listed area included 75 contributing buildings and four contributing structures, as well as 35 non-contributing buildings. [2]

It includes Italianate and Classical Revival architecture, including works by Gilbert Stanley Underwood and Cayton & Murcay.

It includes a city hall, a courthouse, a post office, and commercial buildings for specialty stores, banks and other businesses.[1] Nine buildings in the district were already separately listed on the National Register.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Kerry Davis; Sally Schwenk (March 18, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Abilene Downtown Historic District / 041-359" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 20, 2017. With photos from.