Chewning House (Lawrence, Kansas): Difference between revisions

 

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The ”’Chewning House”’ in [[Lawrence, Kansas]] was built in 1936.<ref name=kshs/> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2019.<ref name=weekly/>

The ”’Chewning House”’ in [[Lawrence, Kansas]] was built in 1936.<ref name=kshs/> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2019.<ref name=weekly/>

It is located at 1510 Stratford Rd. in the West hills neighborhood in Lawrence, west of the [[University of Kansas]] in [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]].

It is located at 1510 Stratford Rd. in the West hills neighborhood in Lawrence, west of the [[University of Kansas]] in [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]].

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It was designed by architect [[George M. Beal]], who was chair of the Architecture program at the university.

It was designed by architect [[George M. Beal]], who was chair of the Architecture program at the university.

According to the Kansas Historical Society,<blockquote>The house is one of the 1,000 houses built in the United States as part of the [[General Electric]] “[[New American Home]]” program, which involved General Electric and the [[Federal Housing Administration]] (FHA). The program was started to stimulate the economy and put people to work during the [[Great Depression]] and aimed to utilize local financiers, builders and suppliers. It is the only known GE “New American Home” in the immediate vicinity of Lawrence and one of the earliest examples of the Modern movement in residential architecture in Lawrence. It is being nominated under the Historic Resources of Lawrence Multiple Property Documentation Form. It predates the “Lawrence Modern, 1945-1975” MPS amendment, but fits into the context as being modern in design and is also associated with the Federal Housing Administration.“<ref name=kshs>{{cite web|url=https://www.kshs.org/natreg/natreg_listings/search/page:2/county:DG/records:all |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |title=National and State Registers of Historic Places: County: Douglas |accessdate=March 11, 2019}}</ref></blockquote>

According to the Kansas Historical Society,<blockquote>The house is one of the 1,000 houses built in the United States as part of the [[General Electric]] “[[New American Home]]” program, which involved General Electric and the [[Federal Housing Administration]] (FHA). The program was started to stimulate the economy and put people to work during the [[Great Depression]] and aimed to utilize local financiers, builders and suppliers. It is the only known GE American in the immediate vicinity of Lawrence and one of the earliest examples of the Modern movement in residential architecture in Lawrence. It is being nominated under the Historic Resources of Lawrence Multiple Property Documentation Form. It predates the Modern, MPS amendment, but fits into the context as being modern in design and is also associated with the Federal Housing Administration.</blockquote>

==References==

==References==

Historic building in Kansas, United States

United States historic place

The Chewning House in Lawrence, Kansas, was built in 1936.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.[1]

It is located at 1510 Stratford Rd. in the West hills neighborhood in Lawrence, west of the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

It was designed by architect George M. Beal, who was chair of the Architecture program at the university.

According to the Kansas Historical Society,[2]

The house is one of the 1,000 houses built in the United States as part of the General ElectricNew American Home” program, which involved General Electric and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The program was started to stimulate the economy and put people to work during the Great Depression and aimed to utilize local financiers, builders and suppliers. It is the only known GE “New American Home” in the immediate vicinity of Lawrence and one of the earliest examples of the Modern movement in residential architecture in Lawrence. It is being nominated under the Historic Resources of Lawrence Multiple Property Documentation Form. It predates the “Lawrence Modern, 1945–1975” MPS amendment, but fits into the context as being modern in design and is also associated with the Federal Housing Administration.

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