Pottawatomie Baptist Mission Building
The Pottawatomie Baptist Mission Building is a historic mission off W. 6th St., one-half mile west of Wanamaker Road in Topeka, Kansas. It was built in 1849 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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| Location | Off W. 6th St., 0.5 mi. W of Wanamaker Rd., Topeka, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 39.05641°N 95.77467°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1849 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71001089[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 3, 1971 |
It served Pottawatomie Native Americans who had been relocated in 1847 to a reservation on the Kansas River west of Topeka. Baptist missionaries Robert Simerwell and Rev. Johnston Lykins came to the reservation in 1848.[2]
When the building was in use as a school it was a three-story building made of ashlar stone 85 by 35 feet (26 m × 11 m) in plan, with 12 rooms and 60 windows and doors.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pottawatomie Baptist Mission Building". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2017. With two photos from 1971.
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