The Wilmer House, located at 1310 E. 9th Ave. in

Winfield, Kansas Winfield is a city and county seat of Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It is situated along the Walnut River in South Central Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 11,777. It is home to Southwestern College. Hi ...

, was built in 1917. It was listed on the

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in 2008. It is a three-story side-gabled frame house. The property includes a single-car garage built in about 1917. It was home of physician Dr. F.M. Wilmer (b.1871), who came to Winfield in 1903 and served as an eye, ear, nose and throat doctor for 50 years. He also was active in the community, including by organizing an annual Fourth of July parade.

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