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Topeka High School
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National Register of Historic Places

Topeka High School

On the National Register since 200521 years
Listed 2005Topeka
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About Topeka High School

Topeka High School, at 800 SW 10th Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 9, 2005. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the state level. It was listed as part of Public Schools of Kansas MPS. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHigh school in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1871 to today

  1. 1871Built
  2. 2005Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 21 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

800 SW 10th Ave., Topeka · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Topeka High SchoolStart here
  2. 2Old German-American State BankBuilt 1910 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3St. John African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilt 1926 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Masonic Grand Lodge BuildingBuilt 1916 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Church of the Assumption Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.1 mi on
Around it

24 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DHolliday Park Historic District IIDistrict0.2 miBGem BuildingBuilt 19280.2 miBFire Station No. 4Built 19270.2 miBDevon ApartmentsBuilt 18870.3 miDHolliday Park Historic District IDistrict0.3 miBGiles-Nellis HouseBuilt 18870.3 miBWillits HouseBuilding0.3 miDSenate and Curtis Court Apartments Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBJohn C. Harmon HouseBuilt 19050.3 miBChurch of the Holy NameBuilt 19250.3 miBWilliam T. and Delora Crosby HouseBuilt 19100.4 miBCharles Curtis HouseBuilt 18780.4 miBDillon HouseBuilt 19130.4 miBCasson BuildingBuilt 19270.4 miBHicks BlockBuilt 18890.4 miBChester B. Woodward HouseBuilt 19230.5 miBShiloh Baptist ChurchBuilt 19260.5 miBKansas State CapitolBuilt 18660.5 mi
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BGordon BuildingBuilt 19110.5 miBTopeka Council of Colored Women's Clubs BuildingBuilt 19010.5 miBChurch of the Assumption and RectoryBuilt 19240.5 miBFire Station No. 2-TopekaBuilt 19270.5 miBHughes Conoco Service StationBuilt 19300.5 mi★Sumner Elementary School and Monroe Elementary SchoolBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Topeka High School

Is Topeka High School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 9, 2005 (Register number 05000550).

Is Topeka High School 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, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Topeka High School?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

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