Awards of Excellence:

Post Rock Fitness

For most of the building’s history, the CR Building/Hundertmark’s Variety building has served as a general store or grocery store. In the early 1980’s, a significant remodel replaced the original storefront, installed a drop ceiling throughout the space, installed wood paneling over the plaster walls, and walled-up the mezzanine. After the building had been vacant for nearly 5 years, Kelly purchased the building in 2019 and began rehabilitation for the space to become a new fitness center. The drop-ceiling was removed and the original press metal ceiling was cleaned (by hand!) and restored. Plaster walls were repaired and all new mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems installed. Part of the roof was replaced. Glass was installed in the storefront where it had been removed in the ‘80s and the upper façade repainted.

The project was made possible with support from the Kansas Department of Commerce through their Community Development Block Grant for Commercial Rehabilitation and their Historic Economic Asset Lifeline programs and the Kansas Historical Society through their federal and state historic tax credits programs, and financing from the Bank of Tescott and Network Kansas through their Kansas Community Investment Fund.