Award Type: Merit Award
Awards of Excellence: House of Representatives Hall
When Representative Hall was under construction in 1880, it was reported in the Topeka Commonwealth that the new west wing of the Kansas State Capitol, would feature “medallions of Kansas men who have been prominent in the history of the State, and are now gone to their final rest.” The reporter acknowledged that “the selection was bound …
Awards of Excellence: Frisco Water Tower
The 1885 Frisco Wooden Water Tower was built to service the steam locomotives, supply water for feeding stationary boilers, washing cars, and floors, cleaning out boilers, cooling ashes, fire protection, and similar purposes, at shops, engine houses, and station buildings. Friends of the Beaumont Water Tower was founded in 1989 and raised funds to preserve …
Awards of Excellence: Marshall County Courthouse
The Historic Marshall County Courthouse is now a museum and genealogical research library, after serving as Marshall County’s courthouse for nearly 90 years. This fine old building has an unusual eight-sided tower and decorative terra-cotta panels bearing the word “Justice”. Inside are tiled floors, iron and slate stairways, stained glass windows and original oak furnishings. …