Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Topeka

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Devon Apartments
Photo: Jcakp, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Devon Apartments

Also known as Bennett's Flats

On the National Register since 200224 years
Listed 2002Topeka
DirectionsAdd an old photo

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Devon Apartments

Devon Apartments, at 800-808 W. 12th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 27, 2002. The Register lists it for its town planning, at the local level. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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

Through the years

1887 to today

  1. 1887Built
  2. 2002Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 24 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

800-808 W. 12th St., Topeka · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Devon ApartmentsStart here
  2. 2Holliday Park Historic District IDistrict · next door
  3. 3Giles-Nellis HouseBuilt 1887 · next door
  4. 4Holliday Park Historic District IIDistrict · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Willits HouseBuilding · 0.1 mi on
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BChester B. Woodward HouseBuilt 19230.2 miBWilliam T. and Delora Crosby HouseBuilt 19100.2 miBCharles Curtis HouseBuilt 18780.2 miBPark Plaza ApartmentsBuilding0.3 miBShiloh Baptist ChurchBuilt 19260.3 miDSenate and Curtis Court Apartments Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBTopeka High SchoolBuilt 18710.3 miBMorgan HouseBuilt 19040.4 miBMorton Albaugh HouseBuilt 19100.4 miBDillon HouseBuilt 19130.4 miBGem BuildingBuilt 19280.4 miBJohn C. Harmon HouseBuilt 19050.4 miBFire Station No. 4Built 19270.4 miBLane Street Church of GodBuilding0.5 miBKansas State CapitolBuilt 18660.5 miBTopeka Council of Colored Women's Clubs BuildingBuilt 19010.5 miBMasonic Grand Lodge BuildingBuilt 19160.5 miBSt. John African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilt 19260.5 mi
Show the other 2
BOld German-American State BankBuilt 19100.5 miBChurch of the Holy NameBuilt 19250.5 mi

Memories of Devon Apartments

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Devon Apartments?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Devon Apartments

Is Devon Apartments on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 27, 2002 (Register number 02000683).

Is Devon Apartments 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, 0.9 miles away.

Can you visit Devon Apartments?

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.