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Casson Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Casson Building

Also known as KHRI#177-2428

On the National Register since 20188 years
Listed 2018Topeka
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About Casson Building

Casson Building, at 603 SW Topeka Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 14, 2018. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Topeka, Kansas, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

Through the years

1927 to today

  1. 1927Built
  2. 2018Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 8 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

603 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Casson BuildingStart here
  2. 2Hicks BlockBuilt 1889 · next door
  3. 3St. John African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilt 1926 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Old German-American State BankBuilt 1910 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Gem BuildingBuilt 1928 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

27 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFire Station No. 2-TopekaBuilt 19270.1 miBMasonic Grand Lodge BuildingBuilt 19160.2 miBChurch of the Assumption and RectoryBuilt 19240.2 miBCrawford BuildingBuilt 18880.2 miBSt. John's Lutheran SchoolBuilding0.2 miBDillon HouseBuilt 19130.3 miBGordon BuildingBuilt 19110.3 miDChurch of the Assumption Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBCentral National BankBuilt 19270.3 miBJayhawk Hotel, Theater and WalkBuilt 19260.3 miBCentral Motor and Finance Corporation BuildingBuilt 19260.3 miBColumbian BuildingBuilt 18880.3 miBConstitution Hall-TopekaBuilt 18550.3 miBSt. Joseph's School-St. Joseph's ConventBuilding0.3 miBSt. Joseph's Catholic ChurchBuilt 19010.3 miBHughes Conoco Service StationBuilt 19300.3 miBKansas State CapitolBuilt 18660.4 miDSenate and Curtis Court Apartments Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 mi
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DSouth Kansas Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBThacher BuildingBuilt 18880.4 miBDavies BuildingBuilt 18870.4 miBTopeka High SchoolBuilt 18710.4 miBUnited States Post Office and Court HouseBuilt 19330.4 mi★Sumner Elementary School and Monroe Elementary SchoolBuilding0.4 miBWoman's Club BuildingBuilt 19250.5 miBMemorial BuildingBuilt 19140.5 miBTinkham Veale BuildingBuilt 19230.5 mi

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Questions about Casson Building

Is Casson Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 14, 2018 (Register number 100002972).

Is Casson Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kansas has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Sumner Elementary School and Monroe Elementary School, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Casson Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.