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Mill Block Historic District
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National Register of Historic Places

Mill Block Historic District

Also known as KHRI # 177-3636

A district of 6 historic buildingsOn the Register since 2015
Listed 2015Topeka
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About the district

Mill Block Historic District, at 101-129 N. Kansas Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 7, 2015. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. The district takes in 6 historic buildings. The listing covers 3 acres.

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

101-129 N. Kansas Ave., Topeka · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Mill Block Historic DistrictStart here
  2. 2St. Joseph's School-St. Joseph's ConventBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3St. Joseph's Catholic ChurchBuilt 1901 · next door
  4. 4St. John's Lutheran SchoolBuilding · next door
  5. 5Crawford BuildingBuilt 1888 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

37 more Register listings within a mile

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

BConstitution Hall-TopekaBuilt 18550.4 miBUnion Pacific Railroad Passenger DepotBuilt 19270.4 miBUnited States Post Office and Court HouseBuilt 19330.5 miBCentral Motor and Finance Corporation BuildingBuilt 19260.6 miBFire Station No. 2-TopekaBuilt 19270.6 miBColumbian BuildingBuilt 18880.6 miBCasson BuildingBuilt 19270.6 miBSt. Mark's African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilt 19200.6 miBDavies BuildingBuilt 18870.7 miBSanta Fe HospitalBuilt 19310.7 miBCentral National BankBuilt 19270.7 miBJayhawk Hotel, Theater and WalkBuilt 19260.7 miBChurch of the Assumption and RectoryBuilt 19240.7 miBHicks BlockBuilt 18890.7 miBHughes Conoco Service StationBuilt 19300.7 miBATSF Motive Power BuildingBuilt 19100.7 mi★Sumner Elementary School and Monroe Elementary SchoolBuilding0.7 miBWard-Meade HouseBuilt 18700.7 mi
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BFire Station No. 1Built 19400.7 miBNorth Topeka Baptist ChurchBuilt 19210.7 miBSecond Missionary Baptist ChurchBuilt 19250.7 miDSouth Kansas Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 miBThacher BuildingBuilt 18880.8 miBGordon BuildingBuilt 19110.8 miDChurch of the Assumption Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 miBMasonic Grand Lodge BuildingBuilt 19160.8 miBSt. John African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilt 19260.8 miBOld German-American State BankBuilt 19100.8 miBJohn Sargent HouseBuilt 18820.8 miBTinkham Veale BuildingBuilt 19230.9 miBKansas State CapitolBuilt 18660.9 miBDillon HouseBuilt 19130.9 miBGem BuildingBuilt 19280.9 miBWoman's Club BuildingBuilt 19251 miBMemorial BuildingBuilt 19141 miDSenate and Curtis Court Apartments Historic DistrictDistrict1 miBTopeka High SchoolBuilt 18711 mi

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Questions about Mill Block Historic District

Is Mill Block Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 7, 2015 (Register number 15000385).

Is Mill Block Historic District 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, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Mill Block Historic District?

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.