Award Type: Honor Award

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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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English Court Apartments

Located in the Topeka/Emporia Historic District, the Old English Court Apartments had fallen into poor condition and the apartments were cited for various code violations. Using the Kansas and Federal Historic Tax Credit programs, the apartments now are a credit to the neighborhood. The two-story garden style apartments buildings were built in 1930. The Colonial …

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Lawrence Post Office

The News Center The Lawrence U.S. Post Office was built in 1906.  The building served as the Lawrence post office until 1965 when a new postal facility was built.  Later used by the University of Kansas, the building was purchased in 1999, rehabilitated, and renamed The News Center – serving as the combined offices for …

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Midland Hotel

Constructed in 1899 and rebuilt after it was gutted by a fire in 1902, the Midland Hotel had stood vacant for over ten years. A result of tireless determination, the Wilson Community Foundation reopened the doors of the Midland Hotel last summer. Fred Abercromibie of Russell was the architect for the project and Mid-Continental Restoration …

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Marion City Library

The Santa Fe Depot.  The 1912 Santa Fe Depot is the new home of the Marion City Library, preserving the history and architecture of the depot.  The architect for the project was Pettijohn & Kinney Architects of Overland park and the General Contractor, Sunflower Builders of Manhattan.  The project preserved an important representative of Marion’s …

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