• Exterior of Brown v. Board of Education NHS, the former Monroe Elementary School, at night.

    Brown v. Board of Education

    National Historic Site Kansas

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Directions

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site is located at:

1515 SE Monroe Street
Topeka, Kansas 66612

FROM THE EAST (MISSOURI)
From I-70 westbound, take right Exit 362C, 10th Street. Turn left (west) onto 10th Street. At the next intersection, turn left (south) onto Monroe Street. Turn left (east) onto 17th Street, and then turn left (north) to enter the visitor parking lot. There is a sidewalk on the south side of the parking lot that will lead you to the site.

 

FROM THE WEST (COLORADO)
From I-70 eastbound, take right Exit 362B, 8th Street. This exit merges with Monroe Street (south). Stay on Monroe Street (south), and then turn left (east) onto 17th Street. Turn left (north) to enter the visitor parking lot. There is a sidewalk on the south side of the parking lot that will lead you to the site.

 

FROM THE SOUTH (OKLAHOMA)
From I-335 northbound, take right Exit 177, South Topeka. This exit will lead to a toll booth. Immediately after the toll booth, take right Exit 6, Topeka Boulevard. Turn left (north) onto Topeka Boulevard. Stay on Topeka Boulevard and then turn right (east) onto 17th Street. Turn left (north) to enter the visitor parking lot. There is a sidewalk on the south side of the parking lot that will lead you to the site.

 

FROM THE NORTH (NEBRASKA):
From US Highway 75 south, merge on to I-70 east. Follow the directions above FROM THE WEST(COLORADO).

Did You Know?

Plessy v. Ferguson court document

In 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court institutionalized the “separate but equal” policy with the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.--Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site More...