Award Type: Honor Award

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1120 Rhode Island

The building at 1120 Rhode Island, which was listed on the National Register of Historic places on July 14, 2004, is a contributing property in the North Rhode Island Historic District and a remnant of a block once known as “Merchants Row”. This structure is a good example of vernacular architecture cobbled together over time …

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St. Joseph Church

The existing St. Joseph Church is the third structure to be built at this location as expansion of the local congregation required it in 1913. Built of red brick and trimmed with Carthage stone, the structure is 46 feet wide and 130 feet long with Roman Renaissance and Gothic architecture combined. The Andale “Globe” featured …

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Standard Mutual Life Insurance Company Building

After a fire substantially destroyed the previous building in 1930, the Standard Mutual Life Insurance Company of Lawrence, Kansas, rebuilt on this site; incorporating the earlier foundation into a new Renaissance Revival style building. One Two Three, LLC began rehabilitation work in 2008 and the building reopened as leased offices in 2009. The building is …

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Weaver Hotel

This rusticated concrete block building dates to 1905 when it opened as the Weaver Hotel, which continued in operation until 1985. Known as the “pride of the Central Line,” a reference to the Union Pacific Railroad that ran through town, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Rehabilitated with …

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Abilene Pool Bath House

Constructed in 1937, the Abilene Pool Bath House was a project of the Works Project Administration. The pool complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 as part of the Abilene City Park Historic District under the Multiple Property Documentation Form for New Deal Era Resources of Kansas. Although the swimming …

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First National Bank – Hiawatha

The former First National Bank building has been a local landmark in Hiawatha since its construction in 1891. This significant commercial building is a contributing resource in the National Register-listed Hiawatha Courthouse Square Historic District. The building was vacant for more than fifteen years until the Brown County Historical Society purchased the building for a …

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Pot Rack

The Pot Rack Project in Leavenworth received a Certificate of Honor for Rehabilitation. This commercial building constructed in the late nineteenth century was completely rehabilitated.

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Fairfax Bluff’s Apartments

The Fairfax Bluffs Apartments Project in Kansas City, Kansas received a Certificate of Honor for Rehabilitation. Constructed in 1943 to house civilian and government workers, this 48-building complex was adapted for contemporary affordable housing.

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Thayer State Bank

The Thayer State Bank Project in Thayer received a Certificate of Honor for Rehabilitation. The project included brick masonry repointing and restoration of historic wooden windows.

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Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall is an excellent example of the memorial hall property type constructed in communities throughout America during the 1920s. It commemorates the casualties of World War I and provides a location for civic gatherings. The Classical Revival design utilized architectural motifs, elements and materials popular throughout the country during the 1920s for public buildings, …

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