Sunset Area Historic Resources Survey

Gengler, Melissa; Bauer, Anne

Abstract/Summary: "The City of Manhattan, Kansas contracted with Historic Resources Group, Inc. (HRG) to conduct an intensive level survey of the historic Sunset Area Resources in Manhattan. Two goals of the survey were to create a history of the properties and to provide a National Register of Historic Places recommendation of eligibility. HRG conducted the survey in October of 2017, presented a public meeting in March of 2018, and generated final report and recommendations in May of 2018. Research was conducted at the Kansas State University Archives, the City of Manhattan, Riley County Historical Society, the Manhattan Public Library, Riley County Genealogical Society, and the Kansas State Historical Society Library and Archives as well as various online resources. Information was also gathered through oral interviews of key personnel associated with the historic properties. Research concludes the development of the Sunset Area Resources which include Sunset Cemetery, Sunset Zoo, Sunset Park, and the Girl Scout Little House are historically linked and have a very similar development that represents significant associations with community and regional planning efforts at the local level. HRG recommends that these resources are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as one historic district. The Sunset Area Resources Historic District includes all four distinct resources mentioned above." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Kansas State Historical Society, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P17AF00034).

Sunset Area Historic Resources Survey

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