177-5400-01246
Topeka Council of Colored Women's Club Building
1149 SW LINCOLN ST
Topeka

LOCATION:
County:Shawnee
Address: 1149 SW LINCOLN ST
Address Remarks:
City:Topeka
Zip:66604
Parcel ID:
Legal Description: Section 36 Township 11S Range 15E
Legal Description Remarks:W H BROOKS JR 2ND (BONA), LOT 391 +, LINCOLN ST LOTS 391-393-FRL 395 BROOKS 2ND - BONAVENTRE ADDITION
Latitude, Longitude 1:39.04784 -95.69402
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Datum:WGS84
DESCRIPTION:
Historic Name:Topeka Council of Colored Women's Club Building
Alternate Name:
Historic Function:Social
Subcategory:Meeting Hall
Historic Function Remarks:Built as a single-family residence in 1901 for William Warren, a Topeka dairyman and grocer, the house was purchased by the Topeka Council of Colored Women's Clubs in 1931. The clubs organization owned the building until 2009.
Present Function:Vacant/Not in Use
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Residential/Commercial/Religious Style:Queen Anne
Secondary Style:Vernacular
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Physical Description/Remarks:
Plan Form:Irregular
Commercial Building Type:
Roof Form:Cross-gable
Stories:1 1/2
Condition:Fair
Principal Material:Wood
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Architect/Designer/Builder:
Year of Construction:1901
Certainty:Documented
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Ancillary Structures: None
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OWNER:
Name:Living the Dream Foundation of KS, Inc
Address: 2525 SW Valley Glen CT Topeka KS 66604
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REGISTER STATUS:
Listed in State Register:No
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Listed in National Register:No
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Potentially Eligible for National Register: Yes
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SURVEY INFORMATION:
There is no survey information for this record.
RECORD REVIEW:
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Review Status:Approved
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Estimated to be 1987

1149 SW Lincoln, Topeka - East (front) elevation, looking W (Photograph by Christy Davis, Dec. 2008)

1149 SW Lincoln, Topeka - East and north elevations, looking SW (Photograph by Christy Davis, Dec. 2008)

1149 SW Lincoln, Topeka - South and west (rear) elevations, looking NE (Photograph by Christy Davis, Dec. 2008)

1149 SW Lincoln, Topeka - West (rear) elevation, looking E (Photograph by Christy Davis, Dec. 2008)

1149 SW Lincoln, Topeka - Closeup of spindlework on east (front) elevation (Photograph by Christy Davis, Dec. 2008)

1149 SW Lincoln, Topeka - Close-up of porch on east (front) elevation (Photograph by Christy Davis, Dec. 2008)

1149 SW Lincoln, Topeka - 1987 addition, looking SW (Photograph by Christy Davis, Dec. 2008)

1149 SW Lincoln, Topeka - Second-floor interior (Photograph by Christy Davis, Dec. 2008)
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map - 1913 (showing neighborhood)
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map - 1913 (closeup of property)