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Historic Atchison properties named to natl register

By Brian Hagen

09/16/2025

(KAIR)--City of Atchison properties are named to the National Register of Historic Places.

They include the R.A. Park Home, located at 517 Parallel Street and the Winrow Brothers Property, at 1118 North 7th Street.

Annoucement of the selections was delivered in August letters from the Kansas Historical Society to the affected parties, including the City of Atchison, with City Manager Mark Westhoff including the announcement of the selections with his communications report at Monday's meeting of the Atchison City Commission.

Placement of the properties onto the register, the letters explain, "recognizes its historic importance and assures that its significance will be considered in federal planning when applicable."

According to Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce records, the R.A. Park Home was built in the mid-1880's.

The Winrow Brothers property is part of the Atchison Black Business District which is undergoing an extensive remodel through the efforts of the Atchison County Historical Society.

The Atchison properties were officially placed on the National Register of Historic Places August 12.

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