1927 Addition's Permits: City Laundry 1730-Ellis Singleton bld garage 11/21/27-$4000; Luling Laundry 1736-Hahner Foreman 3/13/36-$7000 add laundry. Luling City Laundry opened at 1746 in 1924, this building reflects later expansions of the laundry.
| County: | Sedgwick | |
| Address: | 1730 E DOUGLAS AVE | |
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| City: | Wichita | |
| Zip: | 67202 | |
| Parcel ID: | 125-22-0-23-05-011.00-0 | |
| Legal Description: | ||
| Legal Description Remarks: | Lots 23-25-27-29-31-33 Douglas Ave. Mosbacher's Add. | |
| Latitude, Longitude 1: | 37.686473 -97.315958 | |
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| Datum: | WGS84 |
| Historic Name: | Luling's City Laundry | |
| Alternate Name: | Fishers Transmission | |
| Historic Function: | Industry/Processing/Extraction | |
| Subcategory: | Manufacturing Facility | |
| Historic Function Remarks: | 9/19/24 permit-Julius Luling, G. Seidhoff bld bus $30,000, expanded in 1927 & 1936. WE 10/19/19-Julius Luling bought 4 lots from J. Watson of Watson Motor Car Co.; WB 3/2/24-new Luling Laundry. 1927 Addition's Permits: City Laundry 1730-Ellis Singleton bld garage 11/21/27-$4000; Luling Laundry 1736-Hahner Foreman 3/13/36-$7000 add laundry. Luling City Laundry opened at 1746 in 1924, this building reflects later expansions of the laundry. | |
| Present Function: | Commerce/Trade | |
| Subcategory: | Specialty Store | |
| Present Function Remarks: | Fishers Transmission | |
| Residential/Commercial/Religious Style: | Commercial Style | |
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| Barn Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Bridge Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Landscape Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Physical Description/Remarks: | One-story tan brick building with gabled parapet at center bay and stone trim. Wide center bay with storefront & narrow end bays with end/wing bays. Some bays downsized for windows, transoms covered w/ wood. Most garage bays on East facade infilled-windows. Addition is a two-story tan brick building with stone detailing. 2 parts: East storefront has central entry with flanking display & 3 wide upper windows. West bay has storefront display window with no entry & 2 upper windows, 2 multi-light steel windows extant, 3 replacements. | |
| Plan Form: | Rectangle | |
| Commercial Building Type: | Other | |
| Roof Form: | Flat with Parapet | |
| Stories: | 1 | |
| Condition: | Good | |
| Principal Material: | Brick | |
| Condition Remarks: | ||
| Architect/Designer/Builder: | Seidhoff, George H. | |
| Year of Construction: | 1924 | |
| Certainty: | Documented | |
| Date Notes: | 1927 two-story addition | |
| General Remarks: | Siedhoff was the builder of the 1927 portion. 173-11209 was merged into this inventory and deleted. | |
| Ancillary Structures: | None | |
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| Name: | S and H Holdings, LLC (c/o Ken Stoppel) |
| Address: | 618 E DOUGLAS Wichita KS 67202 |
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| Listed in State Register: | Yes |
| Date of State Listing: | 11/19/2011 |
| Listed in National Register: | Yes |
| Date of National Listing: | 02/03/2012 |
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| Demolished: | |
| Date Demolished (if applicable): | |
| Potentially Eligible for National Register: | |
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| Thematic Nomination (MPDF): | |
| National Historic Landmark: |
| Survey 1 | |
| Survey Project Name: | Wichita - Central Business District Part I (2007) |
| Sequence Number: | 271-272 |
| Surveyed By: | Brenda R. Spencer Preservation Planning and Design |
| Survey Date: | 02/20/2007 |
| Reviewed By: | Amanda Loughlin |
| Review Status: | Approved |
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1730 E Douglas Ave. 01/10/2007 |
1730 E Douglas Ave. Courtesy Sedgwick Co. GIS |
1730 E Douglas Ave. 01/20/2007 |
1730 E Douglas Ave. 01/20/2007 |
Luling's City Laundry - Exterior, Overall View of Front (South) Elevation, looking northeast. Davis, C. 2011. |
Luling's City Laundry - Exterior, East (Side) Elevation, looking northwest. Davis, C. 2011. |
Luling's City Laundry - Exterior, Rear (North) Elevation, looking southeast. Davis, C. 2011. |
Luling's City Laundry - Exterior, Exterior, West (Side) Elevation, looking southeast. Davis, C. 2011. |
Luling's City Laundry - Exterior, Front (South) Elevation, looking north. Davis, C. 2011. |
Luling's City Laundry - Interior, 1936 Addition, looking southeast. Davis, C. 2011. |
Luling's City Laundry - Interior, 1936 Addition, looking north. Davis, C. 2011. |
Luling's City Laundry - Interior, 1936 Addition, fur safe, looking northeast. Davis, C. 2011. |
Luling's City Laundry - Interior, 1936 Addition, fire door between 1936 and 1927 additions, looking northeast. Davis, C. 2011. |
Luling's City Laundry - Interior, 1927 Addition, looking northwest. Davis, C. 2011. |
Luling's City Laundry - Interior, 1922 Building, overall view, looking southeast. Davis, C. 2011. |
Luling's City Laundry. 1730 E Douglas Ave. National Register Nomination. 01/23/2011. Davis, Christy. |