Bitting Building
Bitting Building in 2013
Bitting Building is located in Kansas
Bitting Building
Location in Kansas
Bitting Building is located in the United States
Bitting Building
Location in United States
Location107 N. Market St., Wichita, Kansas
Coordinates37°41′11″N 97°20′13″W / 37.68639°N 97.33694°W / 37.68639; -97.33694
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
ArchitectTerry & Dumont (Charles W. Terry and Elbert Dumont)
Architectural styleSkyscraper
NRHP reference No.12000046[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 2012

The Bitting Building is a historic structure in Wichita, Kansas. It was built in 1912 as a four-story building replacing an earlier building on the site. Seven additional stories were added in 1919. Major renovations were carried out in 1959 and the 1980s.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[3] It is at 107 N. Market Street.

The current building was one of a series built for brothers who established a retail business and who were avid book collectors.[4] It has 11 stores.[5]

It sold in 1998 when it had a barber shop on its ground floor as well as retail. The top floor was occupied by an oil business and geologists had offices in the building.[6] It was empty in 2002 and was being converted to apartments in 2015.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "National and State Registers of Historic Places - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bitting Building". National Park Service. Retrieved January 25, 2020. With accompanying pictures
  4. ↑ "Bitting Brothers Buildings - Historic Downtown Wichita - PocketSights". pocketsights.com.
  5. ↑ "ReNew Wichita - West Building, Wichita | 125740 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Story". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Article". www.kansas.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.


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