White, William Allen, House
Historic house in Emporia, Kansas, USA. Built 1889. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Red Rocks State Historic Site is a Kansas historic site at 927 Exchange Street in Emporia, Kansas. It preserves the William Allen White House, also known as Red Rocks, which was the home of Progressive journalist William Allen White from 1899 until his death in 1944. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. The property, designated a state historic site in 2001, is operated by the Kansas Historical Society.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 927 Exchange St., Emporia, KS |
| County | Lyon County |
| Listed | May 14, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000318 |
| Built | 1889 |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Tudor Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, listed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings, 1 structures |
Visiting
| Address | 927 Exchange St., Emporia, KS |
| Coordinates | 38.40957, -96.17540 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve · 21 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Turkey Point 22 mi · Arrow Rock 23 mi · Riverside West 25 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000318. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.