Martin Van Buren Parker House

Historic house in Kansas, United States

United States historic place


Martin Van Buren Parker House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Martin Van Buren Parker House in 2013
38°52′58″N 94°49′48″W / 38.88278°N 94.83000°W / 38.88278; -94.83000
Area	less than one acre
Built	1869 (1869)
Architectural style	Stick/eastlake, Eastern Stick
NRHP reference No.	88002829^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 20, 1988

The Martin Van Buren Parker House is a historic house in Olathe, Kansas, U.S.. It was built in 1869 for Martin Van Buren Parker, a lawyer, his wife Emma, and their five children.^[2] Emma's brother was John St. John, who went on to serve as the 8th Governor of Kansas from 1879 to 1883.^[2] It remained in the Parker family until 1960, and it was restored by the new owners in the 1980s.^[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 20, 1988.^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Martin Van Buren Parker House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
^ "Parker, Martin Van Buren, House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 20, 2017.