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Peak House, 322 South Second Street, Manhattan, Riley County, KS

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Peak House, 322 South Second Street, Manhattan, Riley County, KS

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Summary

Significance: The Peak House was determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 because of the building's architectural characteristics reflecting distinctive type, period, and method of construction, and because the structure retains "its integrity of location, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association." The building is an example of the National Folk Style built during the building period of ca. 1897. This style is significant because of its association with the nation's history.
Survey number: HABS KS-69
Building/structure dates: ca. 1897 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: after. 1945- before. 1949 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1951 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1967 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1989 Subsequent Work

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Date

1967
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Umsheid, Clayton J
Peak, Frank
Wegman-French, Lysa, transmitter
Kintner, Earl, photographer
White, Sheryll L, historian
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Location

Manhattan (Kan.)39.18361, -96.57167
Google Map of 39.18360819999999, -96.57166939999999
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