Government – Page 2 – Kansas Preservation Alliance

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Post Hospital/Hospital Corp Barracks Fort Leavenworth

Year(s) Listed: • 2014 | City/Town: • Leavenworth

Originally built as the second Post Hospital in 1883, Building 55 served the medical needs of a growing military post for nearly 20 years. With the construction of a new hospital in 1902, the building subsequently went through many different uses, first being converted to the Hospital Detachment Barracks/Hospital Corp Barracks, then in 1921 into …

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Kansas Statehouse

Year(s) Listed: • 2012 • 2014 | City/Town: • Topeka

Standing 304 feet tall, the Kansas Statehouse is a prominent feature of the Topeka skyline. The pride Kansans took in the building of the capital is evident in the decoration and scale. The Kansas Statehouse exterior masonry restoration project began in 2007. The four-year construction project began in early 2008 and was completed December 2011. …

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Fort Leavenworth Building 427

Year(s) Listed: • 2013 | City/Town: • Leavenworth

Built as a Progressive-Era Commercial style building, it served as the married officer’s quarters in 1921. Building 427 has seen minor physical modifications over the years. Unique to this building is the two sets of stairs within one single core – a public access wrapped around a service access. Utilizing the building’s existing layout, an …

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Ambassador Hotel – Union National Bank Building

Year(s) Listed: • 2013 | City/Town: • Wichita

Upon completion in 1926, the Union National Bank building, financed by Chicago’s Edith Rockefeller McCormick Trust, has proudly occupied the intersection of Main and Broadway. The prominent fixture in Wichita’s skyline is best known for its contribution to Civil Rights history. In July of 1958, a youth member of the NAACP was refused service at …

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Airfield Operations Facility

Year(s) Listed: • 2012 | City/Town: • Fort Riley

Built in 1941, the Airfield Operations Building was one of several permanent support structures constructed at Fort Riley’s Marshall Army Airfield in preparation for the nation’s entry into World War II. The building’s original 4th floor observation tower was replaced in 1962 with a pre-fabricated aluminum structure and in 1996 the majority of the building’s …

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Confinement Facility – Main Post Jail, Building 216

Year(s) Listed: • 2012 | City/Town: • Fort Riley

Building 216 was constructed in 1905 as the Cavalry Post Guard House/Confinement Facility at Fort Riley. IN the 1980s, the building was abandoned and remained vacant until it was renovated to provide offices and courtrooms for the Staff judge Advocate. Completed in 2011, the renovation project upgraded the building to meet anti-terrorism force protection and seismic requirements. The building’s character-defining features were restored including …

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Carnegie Library – Lawrence

Year(s) Listed: • 2011 | City/Town: • Lawrence

The Old Lawrence City Library (Lawrence Carnegie Library) was one of 66 Carnegie libraries built in Kansas. The building was constructed in 1904 and an addition was built in 1937. By the 1960’s the community had outgrown the building and in 1972 the city library moved to its new location leaving the Old Lawrence City …

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First National Bank – Hiawatha

Year(s) Listed: • 2010 | City/Town: • 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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Carnegie Library – Wichita

Year(s) Listed: • 2010 | City/Town: • Wichita

The Wichita Carnegie Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and stands as a connection to Wichita’s cultural history. Opened May 14, 1915, the building served as Wichita’s main library until 1967. Today, the fully-restored Wichita Carnegie Library is part of Fidelity Bank’s headquarters and houses the bank’s commercial lending division. Fidelity …

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Thayer State Bank

Year(s) Listed: • 2009 | City/Town: • Thayer

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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