For more than three decades, The Woodward has been a celebrated bed and breakfast in Historic Holliday Park, welcoming guests, weddings, business travelers, and retreats. Honored by Midwest Living and a filming location for HGTV, CBS, and NBC. Now offered as a complete collection, it encompasses three fully furnished historic homes totaling more than 14,600 square feet, plus four additional parcels. The Woodward: Built in 1923 for Chester and Frederica Woodward and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, known as “Topeka’s Most Artistic Home, ” this 8,646-square-foot Gothic English Tudor estate features the extraordinary Chester Woodward Library. Measuring 26 by 52 feet across two-and-a-half stories, it draws inspiration from Sir Walter Scott’s library at Abbotsford. Hand-hewn timbers and stone imported from England surround soaring stained glass, an upper gallery, a carved stone fireplace, and Mr. Woodward’s original rare-book safe. Its 6,000-volume collection ranked among Kansas’s prominent private libraries. Highlights include an English Brown Oak front door with hand-hammered ironwork, Tudor rose chandeliers, original dining furnishings, and Frederica’s hand-tiled fireplace honoring Chisholm Trail pioneer families. The Woodward Max: A 3,502-square-foot Queen Anne-style home with a wraparound porch, brick piers, and fish-scale shingles. A guest inn since 2007, it offers four bedrooms, four baths, and spaces for intimate gatherings. The Woodward Executive: This 2,507-square-foot historic home has accommodated executive and extended stays, with flexibility for guests, family, or staff. Four additional parcels provide opportunities for a wedding chapel, gardens, recreation, housing, or event space, subject to approvals. The Woodward Collection offers a rare opportunity to continue a beloved lodging and events legacy or establish a remarkable private estate or family compound. Buyer to verify permitted uses with the City of Topeka.
Single-familyProperty Type
1923Year Built
0.57 acresLot Size
$231Price/Sq.Ft.
4 car garageParking
Listed by Anthony West• Sage Sotheby's International Realty
Historic Holiday Park North, located between SW 10th Ave and SW Gage Blvd, is a residential and park-adjacent Topeka neighborhood with mid-century streetscapes and a greenbelt feel. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the SW 10th Ave & SW Gage Blvd crossroads, where local eateries, small-service storefronts, and steady daily traffic set an active tone. Nearby pillars include the Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, the Mulvane Art Museum, and the Kansas Museum of History. Ranch homes and tidy brick builds line curving blocks, with mature trees softening the edges. Holiday Park’s trails and open lawns shape routines around walks, pickup games, and shaded breaks. Downtown Topeka’s cultural venues sit a short drive east, balancing calm blocks with city energy.
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Market insights
1272 SW Fillmore St · $1,995,000
SALE-TO-LIST
93.8%
Most homes are selling 6% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$1,995,000
Median sale price in this area is $229,525. (88% lower than this home)
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0 price drops
25% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
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Storm windows
Atrium, balcony/loft, den/study, formal living room, great room, library, and sitting room
Formal dining area
Six fireplaces, including a masonry fireplace in the living room
This district is established to provide for the use of attached dwelling units containing three or more dwelling units, designed and intended for individual dwellings, group or community living facilities, congregate living facilities, and including townhouse, condominium or cooperative division of ownership. The location of this district is further intended to provide a transitional use between the districts of lesser and greater intensity.
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Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.62% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
4/10 Heat Factor
6 days above 107° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
Minor risk of severe winds over next 30 years
3/10 Air Factor
3 unhealthy days expected this year, 4 days in 30 years
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Topeka, KS • 66604
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Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
This home ranks in the top 23% for direct sun exposure in Topeka. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 1272 SW Fillmore St
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Nearby homes have recently listed between $162,000 and $319,900.
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