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  1. Kansas State Capitol 1
    Kansas State Capitol
    United StatesTopeka
    99 m 1903
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    2
    Topeka Edison Company Chimney
    United StatesTopeka
    76 m
  3. Bank of America Building 3
    Bank of America Building
    United StatesTopeka
    72 m 17 fl 1970
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    4
    Farmers Union Jobbing Association Grain Elevator
    United StatesTopeka
    56 m 1940
  5. Docking State Office Building 5
    Docking State Office Building
    United StatesTopeka
    55 m 13 fl 1957
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    6
    Kansas Elevator Company Grain Elevator
    United StatesTopeka
    55 m
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    7
    Menninger Clock Tower
    United StatesTopeka
    52 m 5 fl 1929
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    8
    Topeka High School
    United StatesTopeka
    52 m 4 fl 1931
  9. Topeka Water Tower 9
    Topeka Water Tower
    United StatesTopeka
    49 m 1940
  10. The Old First National Bank Building 10
    The Old First National Bank Building
    United StatesTopeka
    46 m 14 fl 1932
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    11
    Masonic Temple Building
    United StatesTopeka
    44 m 6 fl 1923
  12. Landon State Office Building 12
    Landon State Office Building
    United StatesTopeka
    43 m 10 fl 1910
  13. Landmark Plaza 13
    Landmark Plaza
    United StatesTopeka
    38 m 10 fl 1925
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    14
    Topeka Mill and Elevator Company Grain Elevator
    United StatesTopeka
    37 m 1950
  15. The Kansan Towers 15
    The Kansan Towers
    United StatesTopeka
    36 m 10 fl 1924
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    16
    Mills Building
    United StatesTopeka
    33 m 7 fl 1911
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    17
    First Baptist Church
    United StatesTopeka
    30 m
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    18
    Ismert-Hincke Milling Company Grain Elevator
    United StatesTopeka
    30 m 1925
  19. US Bank Building 19
    US Bank Building
    United StatesTopeka
    16 fl 1969
  20. Dwight D. Eisenhower State Office Building 20
    Dwight D. Eisenhower State Office Building
    United StatesTopeka
    14 fl 1965
  21. One Santa Fe Plaza 21
    One Santa Fe Plaza
    United StatesTopeka
    14 fl 1985
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    22
    Gaslight Tower
    United StatesTopeka
    12 fl
  23. Jayhawk Tower 23
    Jayhawk Tower
    United StatesTopeka
    12 fl 1926
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    Ramada Inn - Downtown
    United StatesTopeka
    12 fl 1976
  25. 818 South Kansas Avenue 25
    818 South Kansas Avenue
    United StatesTopeka
    11 fl 1961
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    26
    SBC Building
    United StatesTopeka
    10 fl 1950
  27. Tyler Towers 27
    Tyler Towers
    United StatesTopeka
    9 fl
  28. Red Carpet Inn and Suites 28
    Red Carpet Inn and Suites
    United StatesTopeka
    9 fl 1969
  29. Polk Plaza 29
    Polk Plaza
    United StatesTopeka
    9 fl
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    30
    9th Street Parking Garage
    United StatesTopeka
    8 fl
  31. Jackson Towers 31
    Jackson Towers
    United StatesTopeka
    8 fl
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    32
    Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center - South Patient Tower
    United StatesTopeka
    8 fl 1953
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    33
    Saint Gregory Suites
    United StatesTopeka
    8 fl
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    34
    Capitol Federal Savings Building
    United StatesTopeka
    8 fl
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    35
    St. Francis Health Center
    United StatesTopeka
    8 fl 1960
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    36
    First Christian Church Apartments
    United StatesTopeka
    7 fl
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    37
    Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center - North Patient Tower
    United StatesTopeka
    7 fl 1978
  38. Capitol Plaza Hotel 38
    Capitol Plaza Hotel
    United StatesTopeka
    7 fl 1995
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    39
    John Morrell & Company Plant
    United StatesTopeka
    7 fl
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    40
    Plaza West Apartments
    United StatesTopeka
    7 fl
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    Luther Place I
    United StatesTopeka
    7 fl
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    National Hotel
    United StatesTopeka
    7 fl
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    Luther Place II
    United StatesTopeka
    7 fl
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    VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System - Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center
    United StatesTopeka
    6 fl
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    45
    Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad General Offices
    United StatesTopeka
    6 fl
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    46
    702 South Kansas Avenue
    United StatesTopeka
    6 fl
  47. New England Building 47
    New England Building
    United StatesTopeka
    6 fl 1911
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    48
    AmerUs Annuity Group Headquarters
    United StatesTopeka
    6 fl
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    49
    Townsite Plaza Parking Garage
    United StatesTopeka
    6 fl 1970
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    50
    Capitol Towers
    United StatesTopeka
    6 fl 1982
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    51
    Columbian Title Building
    United StatesTopeka
    6 fl 1951
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    52
    Hyatt Place
    United StatesTopeka
    6 fl 1997
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    53
    Mulvane Building
    United StatesTopeka
    6 fl
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    54
    Mission Towers
    United StatesTopeka
    6 fl
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    55
    Brewster Place
    United StatesTopeka
    5 fl
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    56
    Columbian Building
    United StatesTopeka
    5 fl 1888
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    57
    Shawnee County Courthouse
    United StatesTopeka
    5 fl 1896
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    58
    Curtis Building
    United StatesTopeka
    5 fl 2001
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    59
    WoodSpring Suites Topeka
    United StatesTopeka
    4 fl 2006
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    60
    Santa Fe Place Apartments
    United StatesTopeka
    4 fl
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    61
    SBC Building
    United StatesTopeka
    2 fl
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    62
    Three Townsite Plaza
    United StatesTopeka
    2 fl 1970
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    63
    Four Townsite Plaza
    United StatesTopeka
    2 fl 1970
  64. Saint Joseph's Catholic Church 64
    Saint Joseph's Catholic Church
    United StatesTopeka
    1901
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