Early Winfield 1870 to 1880
This page is an attempt to pull together all of the material on this web page concerning the first decade of Winfield into one place to be a resource to researchers of the area and time.
July 4, 1871 Winfield, KS Looking North on Main Street from about 10th Avenue.
About 1873 Looking North on Main Street from about 10th Avenue.
Main Street
700 Block West Side
Lynn & Loose
800 Block West Side
Stereo Image
700 Block East Side
Block Number 128
1871 Original Platt #128
1884 Fire Map #128
800 Block East Side
Block Number 129
1871 Original Platt #129
1884 Fire Map #129
900 Block East Side
Block Number 130
1871 Original Platt #130
1884 Fire Map #130
700 Block West Side
Block Number 108
1871 Original Platt #108
1884 Fire Map #108
800 Block West Side
Block Number 109
1871 Original Platt #109
1884 Fire Map #109
900 Block West Side
Block Number 110
1871 Original Platt #110
1884 Fire Map #110
1000 Block West Side
Saint James Hotel
Check Drawn on Read's Bank in 1875
Birds Eye View
Winfield in 1878
Additional Resources:
- Early History of Winfield from Speech by Wirt Walton on July 4, 1876
- Same Wirt Walton Speech (July 4, 1876) in Printable PDF Format, Good Early History.
- The Old Log Store, First Building in Winfield, Kansas
- The Great Winfield Fire of May, 1880 (Central Hotel, Log Store etc.)
- Winfield City Directory 1880
- Winfield City Directory 1888