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 …
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.
The Minisa Bridge Project in Wichita received an Honorable Mention Award for Preservation. To preserve the colored Carthalite ornamented parapets required construction of a new bridge within the shell of the original structure.
Photo by Jeffrey Beall The Eagles Lodge #132 Project in Wichita received an Honorable Mention Award for Rehabilitation. Constructed in 1916 and enlarged in 1921, the building was vacant and threatened with demolition before it was rehabilitated.
The Indian Village on Pawnee Fork is an archeological site that was the location of a Cheyenne camp during the winter of 1866-67. The village was the location of a confrontation between the Indians and the U.S. Army that had implications far beyond the Pawnee River Valley. Locating the Indian Village on Pawnee Fork took …
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, …
Received an Advocacy Award for their efforts to preserve the Saline River Bridge located on US Highway 183 in north Ellis County. The Saline River Bridge was built in 1932 and is a seven-span reinforced concrete bridge with double ribbed open spandrel arches, one of the largest and finest examples of this bridge type in …
Constructed in 1910, Arkansas Valley Lodge was home of the Prince Hall Masons, the only Masonic group that Blacks could join at the time. Purchased by the Urban Renewal Authority in 1974, the building was used for storage and by 2000 had become dilapidated making rehabilitation urgent. In 2000, the Sedgwick County Commissioners endorsed a …
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 …
Owned by Legacy of Justice Foundation serves as offices for Kansas Trial Lawyers Association; GLMP Architects, Lawrence, Kansas Building Systems, General Contractor.
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