The Fresh Air Baby Camp in Wichita, Kansas may possibly be the only extant purpose-built and permanent baby camp structure in the United States. In 2007 the building had been out of use for several years and the City Park and Recreation Department had not been able to maintain it. The Wichita Office of Historic …
Following the Section 106 Review, VALOR’s core members informed executive members of the National Trust of the district’s impending demolition and it was placed on 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list in 2000. The VA heard the community’s concerns and reviewed the proposed alternatives for the historic buildings. In 2001, the VA proposed to rehabilitate …
Madison Street Apartments was originally known as the Santa Fe Hospital, with the oldest portion of the existing building constructed in 1930 adjacent to the original 1896 structure, later razed for further additions. The hospital in the Santa Fe’s hometown of Topeka became the largest of 9 throughout the railroad’s transcontinental system. After many subsequent …
The WPA expanded services to rural communities throughout America in the projects it built, and the St. Thomas Hospital in Colby is an example of one of those projects. Built in 1941, the hospital was constructed of local brick salvaged from the old high school that originally stood on the site. The 3‐story hospital had …
Ushering in the next era of historic preservation, the St. Margaret’s Lofts rehabilitation of the 1954 St. Margaret’s Hospital helped preserve an enduring example of Modernist style architecture. Constructed at a time when the medical industry was undergoing a widespread modernization following World War Two, the hospital stands as an excellent example of institutional Modernist …
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 …
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 …
Building 465 was the third hospital to serve the United States Disciplinary Barracks since its establishment in 1875. Constructed in 1929, it continually served its original function for 40 years and in 2002 it was one of ten historic buildings within the Disciplinary Barracks’ walled compound that were decommissioned pending reuse. In May 2011, the …
In 2000, Building 19 was placed on the National Trust’s 11 Most Endangered Places list as part of a group of 38 buildings slated for demolition at the VA’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center campus. The 1886 building was saved when it was selected by the VA as the location for its new Central Plains …
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