National Register Listing

Gordon Building

a.k.a. Karlan Building

900, 902, 904 S Kansas Ave, Topeka, KS
Local significance of the building:
Commerce; Architecture

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
About National Register Listings

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

The Kansas State Capitol building in Topeka features a famous mural called "Tragic Prelude" by John Steuart Curry, which depicts abolitionist John Brown and other figures from Kansas history.