The Assumption School was built in 1954, opening the first Catholic elementary school in Topeka for the Church of the Assumption parish. Built during the height of the baby boom, the school accommodated a growing demand for Catholic education and provided additional housing space for the growing convent, making it the only combined school and …
In late 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was introduced to Congress. While intended to simplify personal taxes and lower corporate taxes to stimulate economic growth, the proposal also eliminated many tax credits, including the Federal Historic Tax Credit used in the financing of many historic preservation projects. Over the last 36 years, the …
The Union Pacific Depot in Sylvan Grove was built in 1887 as a combination depot serving both passenger and freight needs on the Salina, Lincoln & Western Railway. Eventually becoming part of the Union Pacific Railroad, the line was abandoned in 1993 after a washout in the flooding of that year, and the rails on …
The Stonehaven Farm Mansion was located on a 2000-acre apple orchard in South Leavenworth county, and it was designed, with input from famed architect Daniel Burnham, and built in 1898 by Cora Wellhouse Bullard. The daughter of Judge and “Apple King of the World”, Fredrick Wellhouse, Bullard was one of the most significant and influential …
St. Joseph German Catholic Church was constructed in 1900, by a German-speaking parish founded in 1887 and populated with Volga German immigrants who first arrived in Topeka in the 1870s. Despite being well maintained throughout its 117 year existence, time was taking its toll on the historic brick masonry building. The current parish members decided …
The Carnegie 601 Library was built in 1900 as part of the prestigious collection of libraries built by the Carnegie family. The library was the first Carnegie funded building in the state of Kansas and remained the Leavenworth Public library till 1987, when it was converted to the Carnegie Arts Center. The building remained a …
The Marion County Courthouse opened in 1906, and after more than a century of service, the courthouse’s wood windows were showing their age. Multiple layers of peeling paint were leaving the wood exposed to the elements, and air leaks combined with poor operability were creating an uncomfortable work environment. In 2015, all 163 of the …
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 European Hotel in Hutchinson was built in 1888 and has had many different names and businesses inside its walls throughout the years. The European hotel remained a hotel through the 40’s with a consistent turnover of business on the bottom floor. Wes and Gwen Bartlett’s dream of owning a bookstore became a reality in …
The three-story commercial building at 718 S. Kansas Avenue was constructed in 1910 by local real estate man J.E. Frost. The building held professional offices and a small theater (the Cozy Theatre) into the 1950s. Two days into the new year of 2015, fire engulfed the building that shared a stone party wall to the …
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