This photo is circa (approximately) 1875. Exhibiting is the residence of J. C. Fraker at 306 East Central Avenue in Wichita, KS. This Next Empire fashion characteristics a Mansard roof. Stylistically, this house is a clear departure from the easy frame residences of the working day (background) that usually experienced gabled or lose roofs. The… Continue reading J.C. Fraker Residence; Wichita, KS
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William Henry Sternberg: The Architect and Builder of Wichita’s Pratt-Campbell Mansion in KS.
The Pratt-Campbell Mansion, located on North Emporia in Wichita, Kansas, is a brick mansion built in the late 19th century by William Henry Sternberg. The mansion features ornate wood porches, multiple fireplaces, and corbelled chimneys, and has a roofline with a variety of angles and pitches. It is confirmed to have been designed and built… Continue reading William Henry Sternberg: The Architect and Builder of Wichita’s Pratt-Campbell Mansion in KS.
Residence of John A. Wallace in Wichita, KS
The John A. Wallace Residence at 1021 North Lawrence was designed and built by William Henry Sternberg in the mid-1880s. It was a brick residence with a limestone foundation and had a single-story heated carriage house finished with a small belvedere. The Wallace Residence had stylistic features consistent with other confirmed Sternberg designs including two-story… Continue reading Residence of John A. Wallace in Wichita, KS
Pratt-Campbell Mansion, Wichita, KS (designed/built by W.H. Sternberg – still standing).
The Pratt Campbell Mansion at 1313 North Emporia is confirmed to have been intended & constructed by William Henry Sternberg. This home resembles other Sternberg homes from a amount of stylistic options like “helter skelter” roofline damaged by a assortment of pitches and dormers. Apart from the eyebrow dormers at the extremely apes of the… Continue reading Pratt-Campbell Mansion, Wichita, KS (designed/built by W.H. Sternberg – still standing).