Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum


Old Wichita City Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

View of the museum's building
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Location	204 South Main Street, Wichita, Kansas 67202 United States
Coordinates	37°41′5″N 97°20′16″W / 37.68472°N 97.33778°W / 37.68472; -97.33778
Built	1889–1892
Architect	Proudfoot & Bird
NRHP reference No.	71000329^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 14, 1971

The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the local history of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is located at 204 South Main (southeast of the corner of Main and William streets), and east of the former Wichita Public Library.

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History

The museum was established in 1939 as the Wichita Public Museum. Today the museum resides in the original City Hall building designed by William T. Proudfoot and George W. Bird in 1890. Exhibits are housed on four floors and are open to the public six days a week for a nominal admission fee. The museum is supported in part through city and county funding and through the support of its sizable membership base.

The museum has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1972. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1971.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ KANSAS (KS), Sedgwick County, nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Accessed 2008-12-24.

External links

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum website

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