The Salter House in

Argonia, Kansas Argonia is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 456. History Argonia was founded in 1881. It was named for the ship ''Argo'' in ...

is a historic house at 220 W. Garfield St. which was built in 1884–85. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1971. It is a two-story red brick house about in plan. It was the home of

Susanna M. Salter Susanna Madora Salter (; March 2, 1860 – March 17, 1961) was an American politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected to serve as mayor in the United States and one of the first women to ...

(1860–1961) who became internationally famous in 1887 when she became the first woman mayor in the United States. With . The house was built by Susanna Salter's father, Oliver Kinsey from bricks he made himself.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas Houses completed in 1884 National Register of Historic Places in Sumner County, Kansas {{Kansas-NRHP-stub