St. John's Lutheran School Explained

St. John's Lutheran School
Location:315 W. 4th St.,
Topeka, Kansas
Coordinates:39.0553°N -95.6756°W
Built:1919-20
Architect:Frank C. Squires
Builder:Senne Construction Co.
Architecture:Eclectic Free Classicism
Added:January 3, 1985
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:85000014

St. John's Lutheran School (also known as the Johannes Arms Apartments) is a historic Lutheran school building at 315 W. 4th Street in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It was built between 1919 and 1922 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Until 1949 it was home to the present-day Topeka Lutheran School.

It was deemed "primarily significant as an exceptionally-intact example of the institutional architecture of Frank C. Squires, a prominent Topeka architect who practiced in the early decades of the twentieth century. Additionally, it is locally significant for its historical contributions to education in Topeka."[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85000014}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. John's Lutheran School (now Johannes Arms Apartments) ]. National Park Service. Richard J. Cawthon . November 21, 1984 . December 26, 2017. With