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 constructed as the Bachelor Officers’ Mess Hall, Building 244 started life feeding officers from the adjacent barracks, with four dining rooms each with its own kitchen. It served unchanged until 1951, when a one-story addition was added to the rear, creating a consolidated kitchen. In 1978, the kitchen was converted into a courtroom, and …
The Fort Riley Main Post Historic District is home to over 100 historic residences, dating from the earliest days of the fort in the 1850s through to the New Deal-era construction of the 1930s. By 2006, the homes were considered outdated and were hard to lease, with many military families choosing to live elsewhere. That …
Horace Mann Elementary School was built in 1909, designed by William W. Rose, the architect for the Kansas City, Kansas School District. Built during the height of the Progressive Era, the Classical Revival styled building includes features of the era’s education reforms, like tall windows for plenty of natural daylight, and art, music, kindergarten, and …
The Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Veterans was founded by Congress in 1885 as an act of a grateful public to provide a hospital, chapel, mess hall, recreation hall, and domiciliary buildings for veterans of the Civil War, with grounds furnished with bandstands, fountains, and gardens. Over time, an extensive campus was …
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 …
The area around the Kansas University campus in Lawrence, Kansas, has been under intense development pressure with historic residential properties being lost to large multi-unit housing complexes, commercial development, and expansion of the university itself. The Leonidas W. Coleman Furnished Rooms stands in opposition of this trend, and is a rare example of a restoration …
In 1917, at the height of the oil boom in El Dorado, Kansas, veterinarian Amos H. Gish commissioned a new building at 317-319 S. Main that would serve as auto dealership, livery stable, veterinary clinic, and apartments. The building’s significance comes not only from the role it played in the rapid development and growth of …
Following the government bailout of United States automakers in 2009, General Motors forced hundreds of small town dealerships to close by withdrawing franchise agreements. Multi-generational Manweiler Chevrolet of rural Hoisington, Kansas, founded in 1928, was spared in the cuts. However, when Manweiler signed a renewed contract with GM in 2010, the deal came with a …
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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