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Gem Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Gem Building

On the National Register since 200620 years
Listed 2006Topeka
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About Gem Building

Gem Building, at 506-510 SW 10th Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 1, 2006. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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

Through the years

1928 to today

  1. 1928Built
  2. 2006Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 20 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

506-510 SW 10th Ave., Topeka · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Gem BuildingStart here
  2. 2Senate and Curtis Court Apartments Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  3. 3Dillon HouseBuilt 1913 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Kansas State CapitolBuilt 1866 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Gordon BuildingBuilt 1911 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

34 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BMasonic Grand Lodge BuildingBuilt 19160.2 miBTopeka High SchoolBuilt 18710.2 miBSt. John African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilt 19260.2 miBOld German-American State BankBuilt 19100.2 miBWilliam T. and Delora Crosby HouseBuilt 19100.3 miBCharles Curtis HouseBuilt 18780.3 miBGiles-Nellis HouseBuilt 18870.3 miDChurch of the Assumption Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBChurch of the Assumption and RectoryBuilt 19240.3 miBFire Station No. 2-TopekaBuilt 19270.3 miBCasson BuildingBuilt 19270.3 miBHicks BlockBuilt 18890.3 miBWoman's Club BuildingBuilt 19250.4 miBDevon ApartmentsBuilt 18870.4 miBMemorial BuildingBuilt 19140.4 miDHolliday Park Historic District IDistrict0.4 miBTinkham Veale BuildingBuilt 19230.4 miDSouth Kansas Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 mi
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DHolliday Park Historic District IIDistrict0.4 miBDavies BuildingBuilt 18870.4 miBCentral National BankBuilt 19270.4 miBJayhawk Hotel, Theater and WalkBuilt 19260.4 miBFire Station No. 4Built 19270.4 miBMorgan HouseBuilt 19040.5 miBMorton Albaugh HouseBuilt 19100.5 miBWillits HouseBuilding0.5 miBThacher BuildingBuilt 18880.5 miBCentral Motor and Finance Corporation BuildingBuilt 19260.5 miBJohn C. Harmon HouseBuilt 19050.5 miBChurch of the Holy NameBuilt 19250.5 miBColumbian BuildingBuilt 18880.5 miBCrawford BuildingBuilt 18880.5 miBSt. John's Lutheran SchoolBuilding0.5 miBHughes Conoco Service StationBuilt 19300.5 mi

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Questions about Gem Building

Is Gem Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 1, 2006 (Register number 06000964).

Is Gem 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, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Gem 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.