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Johnson Cottage - 133 S. Charles
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Johnson Cottage was designed by noted architects
Proudfoot and Bird and is an example of the Victorian Shingle architectural style. The
cottage was built in 1887 by Gus Johnson, a Swedish born stone mason who was employed by
Proudfoot and Bird. Johnson also completed the stone work on many of Wichita's finest
commercial structures. The size of the two-story
home is much more indicative to a middle class Wichitan than the typical remaining
Proudfoot and Bird residences. The cottage has an exterior first level of rough-faced
stone and a second story bayed gable. The home bears the construction date of
"1887," carved in a rose and acorn floral design on the exterior chimney wall. |
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