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The early history of Wichita Falls well into the 20th century also rests on the work of two entrepreneurs, Joseph A. Kemp [16] and his brother-in-law, Frank Kell. Kemp and Kell were pioneers in food processing and retailing, flour milling, railroads, cattle, banking, and oil. [17] Downtown Wichita Falls was the city's main shopping area for ...
Jonnie R. Morgan, The History of Wichita Falls (Wichita Falls, 1931) Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Wichita Falls" , Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State , American Guide Series , New York: Hastings House, hdl : 2027/mdp.39015002677667 – via HathiTrust {{ citation }} : CS1 maint: ref duplicates default ( link )
Kell purchased the land on the bluff overlooking downtown Wichita Falls, hence the address of 900 Bluff Street. Kell's sister-in-law was the contractor on the Victorian home. [ 1 ] Construction of the two-story dwelling began in 1908 and was completed in 1910, after it had already been occupied by the Kell family.
The Wichita Falls location officially became a Dillard’s Aug. 31, 1971. It didn’t last long. Oilman Louis Sikes began planning in the 1960s for an enclosed shopping mall west of his mansion on ...
Wichita County (/ ˈ w ɪ tʃ ɪ t ɔː / WITCH-ih-taw) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 129,350. [1] The county seat is Wichita Falls. [2] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1882. [3] Wichita County is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, TX metropolitan statistical area.
With the closure of the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum across town in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Museum of North Texas History agreed to take responsibility for that collection. [5] The Museum inventoried the collection in place, and expected to finish by the end of 2021. [5]
13. Den Bishop (Class of 1982) Bishop is a back-to-back state boys singles tennis champion in 1981 and 1982. His 96 career wins are the fourth-most in SMU history, and he played professionally ...
Location of Wichita County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wichita County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wichita County, Texas. There are three districts and ten individual properties listed on the ...