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Kansas Gas and Electric (KG&E) Company Building
120 E 1ST ST
Wichita

LOCATION:
County:Sedgwick
Address: 120 E 1ST ST
Address Remarks:
City:Wichita
Zip:67202
Parcel ID:124-20-0-14-02-008.00-0
Legal Description:
Legal Description Remarks:ODD LOTS 49 TO 61 & S 8.37 FT LOT 63 & 2.46 FT SURPLUS MARKET ST. GREIFFENSTEIN'S ORIGINAL TOWN
Latitude, Longitude 1:37.68816 -97.337423
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Datum:WGS84
DESCRIPTION:
Historic Name:Kansas Gas and Electric (KG&E) Company Building
Alternate Name:Protection One
Historic Function:Commerce/Trade
Subcategory:Business
Historic Function Remarks:This building was built in 1953 for the offices of Kansas Gas and Electric.
Present Function:Commerce/Trade
Subcategory:Business
Present Function Remarks:
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style:Modern/Modern Movement
Secondary Style:
Barn Type:Not Applicable
Bridge Type:Not Applicable
Landscape Type:Not Applicable
Physical Description/Remarks:Glass / Steel; Roof Form: Flat w/overhanging eaves. Seven-story reinforced concrete building with horizontal elements including projecting shading eaves at each of the upper levels.
Plan Form:T-Shaped
Commercial Building Type:Other
Roof Form:Flat
Stories:7
Condition:Good
Principal Material:Concrete
Condition Remarks:
Architect/Designer/Builder:Thomas Harris Ash & Mason
Year of Construction:1953
Certainty:Documented
Date Notes:A 5-story addition was completed in 1970.
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Ancillary Structures: None
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OWNER:
Name:Protection One Alarm Monitoring Inc
Address: 1035 N 3RD ST Lawrence KS 66044 - 1491
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REGISTER STATUS:
Listed in State Register:Yes
Date of State Listing:11/19/2011
Listed in National Register:Yes
Date of National Listing:03/07/2012
Historic District:
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National Historic Landmark:   
SURVEY INFORMATION:
Survey 1
Survey Project Name:Wichita - Central Business District Part I (2007)
Sequence Number:130
Surveyed By:Christy Davis, Davis Preservation
Survey Date:11/14/2006
RECORD REVIEW:
Reviewed By:Amanda Loughlin
Review Status:Approved
IMAGES & DOCUMENTS:
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120 E. 1st Street. Protection One. 11/14/2006. Christy Davis.
120 E. 1st Street. Protection One. 11/14/2006. Christy Davis.
120 E. 1st Street. Protection One.
120 E 1st St. - Main (south) and east façade; view facing northwest. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - The main (south) façade; view facing north. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - Detail of the southeast corner; view facing northwest. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - Detail of the east façade; view facing west. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - The east and north facades: view facing southwest. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - Detail of the east façade addition; view facing west. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - The northeast corner; view facing southwest. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - The north and west facades; view facing southeast. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - Detail of the west façade; view facing east. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - First floor lobby: view facing west. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - First floor lobby; view facing east. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - First floor auditorium; view facing west. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - Sixth floor elevator lobby; view facing east. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - President's room, 7th floor; view facing west . Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.

120 E 1st St. - Detail of light fixture, 5th floor; view facing east. Welnowski, Richard. 08/2011.
120 E 1st St. - Historic Images.
KG&E Building. 120 E 1st. National Register Nomination. 09/01/2011. Millstein, Cydney & Warfield, Maryann.