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Newbern-Gore House
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(Quoted from the Kansas Preservation Newsletter , Kansas State Historical Society, Sept.-Oct. 2007: http://www.kshs.org/resource/ks_preservation/kpsepoct07.pdf)
Located in Wichita’s College Hill neighborhood, the Newbern-Gore House was built in 1927 as a two-story American Foursquare. The home’s features borrow from the Prairie and Craftsman styles, including wide, overhanging eaves, square or tapered porch supports, a full-length front porch, and horizontal groupings of windows. This property includes an original detached garage and a modern non-contributing detached garage. The house is named for two owners: Reymond Newbern and Harry Gore. Newbern was secretary of Wichison Natural Gas Company and then became president of Northwestern Natural Gas in 1931. He sold the property on Roosevelt Street to Harry Gore in 1930. Gore moved to Wichita in 1925 and remained active in the oil business until his death in 1951.
Photo from the Kansas Preservation Newsletter , Kansas State Historical Society, Sept.-Oct. 2007: http://www.kshs.org/resource/ks_preservation/kpsepoct07.pdf)