Awards of Excellence: Mary Kay Caldwell
Save Our Stairs” Committee Pittsburg Mary Kay Caldwell, President
Year Listed: 1999
Awards of Excellence: Ginny Graves
Box City Program Center for Understanding of the Built Environment (CUBE) Prairie Village Ginny Graves, Director
Awards of Excellence: Hoch Auditorium
Hoch Auditorium was a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the same site.[1] It featured traditional Collegiate Gothic architecture on the exterior, with a full performance hall inside.[1] A basketball court could be placed parallel to the stage and temporary seating placed on the stage, behind the benches on the floor. The Auditorium was named for Edward W. Hoch, 17th Governor of Kansas, member of …
Awards of Excellence: First Presbyterian Church – Abilene
It was built in 1882 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The building was destroyed by a fire on July 23, 2014.
Awards of Excellence: Prospect Park Farm
Photo from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prospect_Park_Farm_Kansas_House_north_west_view.jpg
Awards of Excellence: Pittsburg Public Library
The Pittsburg Public Library first opened its doors in January 1902 when the west wing of the city office building was used to house a small collection of books. The citizens of Pittsburg quickly realized the value of a public library and in 1907 the Library Board of Trustees began looking for ways to secure …
Awards of Excellence: J. J. Krehbiel Carriage Factory
Carriage Factory Art Gallery’s history can be traced back to 1883, when John Jacob (J.J.) Krehbiel founded a carriage factory on the site where the gallery is now located. A descendant of Swiss Mennonites, he and wife Anna and children had moved to Kansas from Iowa in 1879. When he constructed a two-story wagon and carriage …
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 …