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Brick Streets of Kansas

Year(s) Listed: • 2004 | City/Town: • Central Kansas • Eastern Kansas • Northern Kansas • Southern Kansas • Western Kansas

What first tells you that you have arrived in an old town more than Brick streets. In the early 20th century, there were many brick-making plants across Kansas and residents were happy to go from dirt to paved brick streets. This nomination was submitted by Von Rothenberger of Osborne where heavy equipment used to remove the …

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KSAC Radio Tower

Year(s) Listed: • 2002 | City/Town: • Manhattan

Picture by: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KSAC_Radio_Towers_Manhattan_Kansas.jpg#filelinks The KSAC radio towers on the Kansas State University campus are an excellent example of early radio towers built in the United States. At the time of their construction in 1924, they represented the finest available radio technology. The original towers remain intact, the only remaining towers of their type in Kansas, …

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Ark Valley Lodge

Year(s) Listed: • 2000 | City/Town: • Wichita

Photo by Judy Handley Listed on the National, State and Local Registers of Historic Places this is an important African-American site in Kansas history. It is the only remaining building in Wichita’s early African-American business district and was reportedly designed by local African-American architect Josiah Walker. Sadly, the building is currently vacant and in disrepair. …

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Strong City Opera House

Year(s) Listed: • 2000 | City/Town: • Strong City

Photo from Strong City Preservation Alliance One of the few true opera houses left in Kansas and the mid-west region. Unfortunately, the city has been forced to declare this structure a dangerous building and has advocated its demolition. However, recent interest in the building as a tourism destination may have encouraged the city to reconsider. …

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Bartell House

Year(s) Listed: • 1998 • 2000 | City/Town: • Junction City

Featured Image from: https://www.homesteadks.org/bartell-pl-junction-city2.html 2000 Update: This National Register property is an 1880 hotel at the main intersection of the city. During it’s life it has been home to many famous and infamous guests and served as the social center of the community for many years. It is currently facing demolition unless funds can be …

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Windsor Hotel

Year(s) Listed: • 1993 • 1997 • 1999 | City/Town: • Garden City

Photo by: By Ammodramus – Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39265993 Construction began on the Windsor in 1887. Its chief builder was John A. Stevens, a former buffalo hunter and wild horse wrangler. He was backed by the building and architecture firm Stevens and Thompson and only decided to build when he saw another of Garden City’s …

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Thompson-Wohlschlegel Barn

Year(s) Listed: • 1999 | City/Town: • Harper

Photo from NRHP Nomination Form The Thompson-Wohlschlegel Round Barn near Harper, Kansas is a round barn that was built during 1910 to 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and was delisted in 2020.[1][2] It is about 80 feet (24 m) in diameter and has a three-tier domed roof which is 75 feet (23 m) tall. Its first floor …

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Ottawa Middle School

Year(s) Listed: • 1998 | City/Town: • Ottawa

Photo BY: By Nja1985 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33751700 The Ottawa High School and Junior High School, located at 526 and 506 S. Main St. respectively, are the historic former high school and junior high school in Ottawa, Kansas. The high school was built in 1917, while the junior high school was built from 1927 to 1928; an enclosed hallway …

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Carnegie Library – Osborne

Year(s) Listed: • 1998 | City/Town: • Osborne

Photo by: By Ammodramus – Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35626813 The Osborne Public Carnegie Library is a historic Carnegie library in Osborne, Kansas. It was built around 1913 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] It is located at Third and Main in Osborne, the county seat of Osborne County.[3] It is Classical Revival in style, and is a one-story ted …

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Carnegie Library – Lawrence

Year(s) Listed: • 1996 • 1998 | City/Town: • Lawrence

Picture and Info by Carnegie Library The Carnegie building was constructed in 1904 with a grant worth approximately $27,000 from Andrew Carnegie. During the 1930’s an addition was build to accommodate the growing volume of books and materials. It served as the Lawrence public library until a new library was constructed in 1972. The Lawrence …