| Year(s) Listed: • 2000 |
| City/Town: • Wichita |
| Location Class: • Commercial |
| Built: 1910 | Abandoned: N/A |
| Historic Designation: • National Register of Historic Places (August 24, 1977) • Register of Historic Kansas Places • African American Heritage Site |
| Status: • Saved |
| Contributor: Kansas Preservation Alliance |
Photo by Judy Handley
Listed on the National, State and Local Registers of Historic Places this is an important African-American site in Kansas history. It is the only remaining building in Wichita’s early African-American business district and was reportedly designed by local African-American architect Josiah Walker. Sadly, the building is currently vacant and in disrepair.
Update: The Sedgwick County Commission has voted to put $425,000 into the renovation of the Ark Valley Lodge.