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Crosby, William T. & Delora, House
1109 SW TOPEKA BLVD
Topeka

LOCATION:
County:Shawnee
Address: 1109 SW TOPEKA BLVD
Address Remarks:
City:Topeka
Zip:66612 - 1602
Parcel ID:109-31-0-30-19-005.00-0
Legal Description: Section 31 Township 11S Range 16
Legal Description Remarks:ORIGINAL TOWN , Lot 367 + , TOPEKA AVE LOTS 367-369-371
Latitude, Longitude 1:39.045707 -95.682647
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Datum:WGS84
DESCRIPTION:
Historic Name:Crosby, William T. & Delora, House
Alternate Name:Grand Chapter of Kansas/Order of Eastern Star
Historic Function:Domestic
Subcategory:Single Dwelling
Historic Function Remarks:Belonged to William Crosby who, along with his brother, started the Crosby Department Store in Topeka.
Present Function:Commerce/Trade
Subcategory:Professional
Present Function Remarks:
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style:Italian Renaissance
Secondary Style:
Barn Type:Not Applicable
Bridge Type:Not Applicable
Landscape Type:Not Applicable
Physical Description/Remarks:Styles represented include Beaux Arts and Italian Renaissance (Mediterranean Revival). Many decorative features: windows, hipped dormers with 3-part window groups, service ell to rear with hipped roof, heavily detailed with classical ornament, boxed eaves, cornice with frieze, projecting polygonal and rectangle bay windows with hipped roofs, beveled glass transoms. Exterior is brick and terra cotta.
Plan Form:Square
Commercial Building Type:Not Applicable
Roof Form:Hip
Stories:2
Condition:Excellent
Principal Material:Brick
Condition Remarks:
Architect/Designer/Builder:Squires, Frank C. (architect); Scott, David P. (contractor)
Year of Construction:1910
Certainty:Estimated
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Ancillary Structures: Garage/Carriage House
Ancillary Structure Remarks:Garage was built at the same time as the house, at a cost of $1,000. It mimics the house in style and materials. Blond brick exterior, shallow hipped roof with dormers on each side. The cubed building has a historic wood-framed addition clad with vinyl siding and topped with shallow hipped roof. There are two garage door openings on the front/east side. The north elevation has a three-part window. The building has a red composition roof.
OWNER:
Name:Kansas State Nurses Association
Address: 1109 SW TOPEKA BLVD Topeka KS 66612 - 1602
Address Remarks:
REGISTER STATUS:
Listed in State Register:Yes
Date of State Listing:08/13/2011
Listed in National Register:Yes
Date of National Listing:10/06/2011
Historic District:
Demolished:
Date Demolished (if applicable):
Potentially Eligible for National Register:
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Thematic Nomination (MPDF):
National Historic Landmark:   
SURVEY INFORMATION:
Survey 1
Survey Project Name:PSIQ Submittal
Sequence Number:
Surveyed By:KSNA/Watchous, Sandra
Survey Date:08/04/2008
Survey 2
Survey Project Name:Shawnee Co - Community Buildings Survey (2004)
Sequence Number:SCCB-031
Surveyed By:Landmark Preservation Associates
Survey Date:08/04/2008
RECORD REVIEW:
Reviewed By:Katrina Ringler
Review Status:Approved
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1109 SW Topeka Blvd. Unknown date.
1109 SW Topeka Blvd. DW. 7/15/04
Crosby House - 1109 SW Topeka BLVD. Exterior, overall view of east elevation, looking northwest. CDavis, 4-8-2011.
Crosby House - 1109 SW Topeka BLVD. Exterior, overall view of north elevation, looking southeast.. CDavis, 4-8-2011.
Crosby House - 1109 SW Topeka BLVD. Exterior, overall view of south and west elevations of house and garage, looking northeast. CDavis, 4-8-2011.

Crosby House - 1109 SW Topeka BLVD. Exterior, overall view of west and north elevations of garage, looking northwest. CDavis, 4-8-2011.
 Crosby House. 1109 SW Topeka Blvd. National Register nomination. 04/28/2011. Davis, Christy.