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Designed by architect Frank McAleavy and constructed by National Builders Inc., both of Wichita, they were financed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and intended for returning World War II veterans and for workers in Wichita's airplane industry. 38: Ellis-Singleton Building: Ellis-Singleton Building: May 11, 2006 : 221 S. Broadway
Darius Sales Munger House, built in 1868, is the oldest surviving building in Witchita. [3]Pioneer trader Jesse Chisholm, a half-white, half-Native American who was illiterate but who spoke multiple Native American languages, established a trading post at the site in the 1860s, and Chisholm traded cattle and goods with the Wichita tribe at points south along a trail from Wichita into present ...
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the local history of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is located at 204 South Main (southeast of the corner of Main and William streets), and east of the former Wichita Public Library .
Old Cowtown Museum is an accredited history museum located in Wichita, Kansas, United States.It is located next to the Arkansas River in central Wichita. [1] [2] The Museum was established in 1952, and is one of the oldest open-air history museums in central United States with 54 historic and re-created buildings, including a period farm and out-buildings, situated on 23 acres of land off the ...
2011 - Mike Pompeo becomes U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district. [23] 2012 - Tornado outbreak of April 13–16, 2012. 2013 March: The Wichita State University Shockers men's basketball team makes its second run in school history to the Final Four. December 13: Alleged 2013 Wichita bombing plot thwarted.
The Wichita Symphony Orchestra once made the auditorium its home. Poet Maya Angelou spoke there in the 1990s. And something especially dramatic happened there on Dec. 8, 1941.
Here’s a closer look at some of Wichita’s best entertainment bets: Black History Month celebrations. Throughout February at Exploration Place, 300 N. McLean, and the Advanced Learning Library ...
Wichita (/ ˈ w ɪ tʃ ɪ t ɔː / ⓘ WITCH-ih-taw) [10] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. [3] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532, [5] [6] and the Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610. [8]