Country Club Addition Neighborhood Historical Survey and Report

Ford, Susan

From the introduction: "The City of Topeka contracted with Susan Jezak Ford in September 2017 to conduct an intensive-level survey of historic resources in approximately seven blocks in the west portion of the Country Club Addition neighborhood. The surveyed area was selected by the City of Topeka with support of the neighborhood residents. The are contains a significant collection of pre- and post-World War II homes. The neighborhood is located approximately two miles southwest of the Kansas Capitol. The Country Club Place Addition was platted in 1924. The survey also included a row of houses on the west side of the SW Western Avenue in the Quinton and Steele's Addition, platted in 1887. The purpose of the survey was to: document the resources within the neighborhood; to understand the history of the neighborhood and its ties to the development of Topeka; and to determine which properties are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, either individually or as part of a potential historic district. The Country Club Addition survey area covers an area west of SW Topeka Boulevard, south of SW 24th Street, the west frontage of SW Western Avenue and the south frontage of SW Merriam Court. The survey includes 52 residential properties built between 1926 and 1968. All of these houses, except for the Crittenton Home at 2601 SW Western Avenue, were built as single-family homes and all remain so today. Approximately 30 properties (56%) have ancillary structures, such as an unattached garage or a shed. Products from this survey include: survey inventory forms for the principal structures within the survey area boundaries. All forms have been entered online into the Kansas Historic Resource Inventory (KHRI); this project report including a methodology discussion and a survey summary compiling information from the survey forms and discussing construction date, form type, and style. Style and form type definitions are based on those in 'A Field Guide to American Houses' by Virginia Savage McAlester and the National Register Bulletin 16, 'How to Complete the National Register Form'; a recommendation by the author in consultation with the KHPO for a National Register Historic District; and two public presentations to introduce the project and to discuss findings to the property owners." 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).

Country Club Addition Neighborhood Historical Survey and Report

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