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The Downtown Wellington Historic District, in Wellington, Kansas, is a 21 acres (8.5 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [ 1 ] The district follows Washington Avenue, the main business thoroughfare, and is roughly bounded by 19th St., 4th St., Jefferson Ave. and the alley behind the ...
The H. F. Smith House, at 721 W. Harvey Ave. in Wellington, Kansas, is a Queen Anne-style house built in 1886 as a one-story residence.It was expanded in 1896 by builder and architect Elbert Dumond to become the two-story Queen Anne Free Classic structure that it is now.
The Funeral of Shelley is an 1889 painting by the French artist Louis Édouard Fournier (1857–1917). The painting which is considered Fournier's most famous work is held in the permanent collection of the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool , England.
Wellington was platted in 1871 and named for the Duke of Wellington. [5] It was designated as the Sumner County seat in 1872, winning out over Sumner City according to the Wellington library. Cattle herders coming up the Chisholm Trail helped to build the early town's economy. [6] The first post office in Wellington was established in July 1871 ...
The Edwin Smith House in Wellington, Kansas was built in 1935. Also known as the Pink House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1] It has a 60 feet (18 m)-long facade topped by a parapet. It originally featured pink stucco. It is Spanish eclectic in style, and unusual in its small-town Kansas setting. [2]
The Wellington Daily News is an American daily newspaper published in Wellington, Kansas. It is owned by CherryRoad Media. It is owned by CherryRoad Media. The paper covers the city of Wellington and Sumner County, Kansas , part of the Wichita metropolitan area .
On February 26, 1867, Sumner County was created from parts of Marion County and Butler County.It was named in honor of Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1811–74), who was a strong advocate of Kansas becoming a free state.