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 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 …
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 …
In rural Kansas most people think the preservation of history, whether it be buildings or artifacts, is a nice idea but not very practical when it comes to the time and money it takes. Jack and Kathie Crispin feel differently. In 1997 they purchased the Cummins Block Building, a long-neglected limestone commercial building in downtown …
The Commercial Building at 308 Broadway in Cottonwood Falls was begun around 1884, and around 1900 the original wood framed building was destroyed in a fire, being replaced by permanent office buildings on the previous building’s site and adjacent parcel to the north by 1905. In the 1970s the building was remodeled with the installation …
The Brungardt-Dreiling Farmstead was purchased and built in 1903 by Andreas Peter Brungardt and stands today as a rare intact example of a dairy farmstead, owned by two Volga German immigrant families for nearly a century. Kevin and Laura McCarter fell in love with and purchased the farmstead approximately 10 years ago, and they have …
Standing as a reminder of the western trail days in Kansas, the Hays Tavern was built in 1857. Sitting straight to the Santa Fe Trail (and now askew with present day Main Street), the present building was constructed on the site of Seth Hays’ original 1847 log cabin trading post and restaurant. After an 1886 …
A highly unique building type, the W. R. Gray photography studio in St. John was built in 1900, and was the first structure in the state of Kansas built specifically as a photo studio. Containing both the studio storefront at the street and the residence at the rear, the wood framed building served continuously as …
In 1912, dry goods merchant Vernon Wiley announced plans to build an 8-story concrete and steel skyscraper that would be twice as tall as any other building in downtown Hutchinson at the time. Searching for $350,000 in funding, Wiley traveled to New York with building plans in hand. After multiple rejections, he successfully piqued the …
Copyright © 2022- - Abandoned Atlas Foundation - board@abandonedatlas.com | Designed By Prairie Nation Creative, LLC - Disclaimer