173-5880-08162
Union National Bank Building
104 S BROADWAY AVE
Wichita

LOCATION:
County:Sedgwick
Address: 104 S BROADWAY AVE
Address Remarks:
City:Wichita
Zip:67202
Parcel ID:125-21-0-32-03-007.00-0
Legal Description:
Legal Description Remarks:Lots 1-3-5 Douglas Ave. English's Add.
Latitude, Longitude 1:37.685738 -97.335477
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Datum:WGS84
DESCRIPTION:
Historic Name:Union National Bank Building
Alternate Name:Douglas Building/Dockum Building
Historic Function:Commerce/Trade
Subcategory:Financial Institution
Historic Function Remarks:Building financed by the Edith Rockefeller McCormick Trust; building owned by Wheeler-Kelly-Hagney in 1930s. Significant as the location of 1958 Dockum Drug Store sit-in by young African Americans protesting discriminatory policies.
Present Function:Vacant/Not in Use
Subcategory:
Present Function Remarks:
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style:Skyscraper
Secondary Style:Chicago Style
Barn Type:Not Applicable
Bridge Type:Not Applicable
Landscape Type:Not Applicable
Physical Description/Remarks:Chicago Style; Classical details; 14-story concrete office building. Building appears to have recently been remodeled. Concrete columns span lower 2 floors, surround extends to 3rd floor; 2nd & 3rd floors topped by cornices. Ground floor storefronts recessed. 1-1/2 story entry w/stone surround extant on W facade. Upper floors have replacements 2-light fixed pane windows, framed by concrete pilasters.
Brick above 3rd floor; Concrete below; Terra Cotta
Plan Form:Rectangle
Commercial Building Type:Three-Part Vertical Block
Roof Form:Flat with Parapet
Stories:10+
Condition:Good
Principal Material:Concrete
Condition Remarks:
Architect/Designer/Builder:Vitzhum & Burns
Year of Construction:1926
Certainty:Documented
Date Notes:
General Remarks:Edwin D. Reem, associate architect; George Siedhoff, builder.
1998 paper survey form archived.
Ancillary Structures: None
Ancillary Structure Remarks:
OWNER:
Name:Douglas Place LLC (C/O Dave Burk)
Address: 7134 S Yale Tulsa OK 74136
Address Remarks:Suite 300
REGISTER STATUS:
Listed in State Register:Yes
Date of State Listing:11/19/2011
Listed in National Register:Yes
Date of National Listing:02/03/2012
Historic District:
Demolished:
Date Demolished (if applicable):
Potentially Eligible for National Register:
Register Status Remarks:
Thematic Nomination (MPDF):African American Resources in Wichita, KS
National Historic Landmark:   
SURVEY INFORMATION:
Survey 1
Survey Project Name:Wichita - Downtown Arena Historic Survey (2005)
Sequence Number:041
Surveyed By:Brenda Spencer, Preservation Planning and Design
Survey Date:08/18/2005
RECORD REVIEW:
Reviewed By:Amanda Loughlin
Review Status:Approved
IMAGES & DOCUMENTS:
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Union National Bank Building. c1998.
Union National Bank Building. 8/18/05.
Union National Bank Building. 8/18/05.
Union National Bank Building. 8/18/05.
Union National Bank Building. Site Plan 2005, courtesy SG Co GIS.

Union National Bank Building. Entrance. Johnston, Kristen. 08/22/2011.

Union National Bank Building. Davis, Christy. 07/18/2011.
Union National Bank Building. Davis, Christy. 07/18/2011.
Union National Bank Building. Davis, Christy. 07/18/2011.
Union National Bank Building. Davis, Christy. 07/18/2011.

Union National Bank Building. Storefront area. Davis, Christy. 07/18/2011.
Union National Bank Building. Lobby. Davis, Christy. 07/18/2011.
Union National Bank Building. Undated Historic Photo.
Union National Bank, after 2012 Rehabilitation
 Union National Bank Building. NR Photos.
Union National Bank Building. 104 S Broadway. National Register Nomination. 02/2011. Kingsbury, Dr. Pamela.