Ward-Meade House

Ward-Meade House
The Ward-Meade House in 2012
Ward-Meade House is located in Kansas
Ward-Meade House
Location124 North Fillmore, Topeka, Kansas
Coordinates39°03′49″N 95°40′54″W / 39.06361°N 95.68167°W / 39.06361; -95.68167 (Ward-Meade House)
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
NRHP reference No.75000727[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1975

The Ward-Meade House is a historic house in Topeka, Kansas. It was built in 1870 for Anthony A. Ward and his wife, née Mary Jane Foster.[2] It was inherited by their daughter Jennie, who lived here with her husband John Meade, an engineer for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[2] It remained in the Ward-Meade family until 1961, when it was acquired by the city of Topeka.[2]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 12, 1975.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ward-Meade House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 20, 2018. With accompanying pictures