Central Kansas – Page 7 – Kansas Preservation Alliance & Abandoned Atlas Foundation

Endangered:
Old Abilene Town

Year(s) Listed: • 2007 • 2008 | City/Town: • Abilene

Old Abilene Town is an example of an early heritage tourism site founded to help promote the western heritage of the town. Following the national model of Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village, Old Abilene Town represents a collection of buildings that were moved from their original sites in the early 1960s. Though the practice of moving …

Endangered:
Kansas Homesteads

Year(s) Listed: • 2007 • 2008 | City/Town: • Central Kansas • Eastern Kansas • Northern Kansas • Southern Kansas • Western Kansas

The Homestead Act of 1862 made much of Kansas available for settlement. The Act provided farmers with 160 acres of land, provided they would live on the land for five years and improve it. Many of these settlers began in sod houses and then built frame or stone buildings depending on available local materials. Most …

Endangered:
Historic Brick Sidewalks

Year(s) Listed: • 2007 • 2008 | City/Town: • Manhattan

Photo from Riley County Historical Museum Manhattan’s oldest neighborhoods stretch out over roughly 100 blocks and retain over 50% of their original brick sidewalks. These landscape features are roughly 120 years old. They complement and connect the area’s historic Queen Anne, Second Empire, Richardsonian Romanesque as well as Craftsman homes. Homeowners must provide maintenance for …

Awards of Excellence:
Manhattan Union Pacific Depot

Year(s) Listed: • 2007 | City/Town: • Manhattan

The Manhattan Union Pacific Depot project was a combined effort involving state and local professionals and advocates for preservation. The project took over twelve years to complete with the final phase completed in 2006. The Kansas Union Pacific Depot (c1901) served the community until 1984 when service to the community ceased. The original brick single-story …

Endangered:
Historic Wood Windows

Year(s) Listed: • 2006 | City/Town: • Central Kansas • Eastern Kansas • Northern Kansas • Southern Kansas • Western Kansas

This is a thematic nomination aimed at bringing attention to the nationwide problem of the loss of original wood sash windows. Many homeowners are replacing wood windows with vinyl windows under the false idea that they are more energy efficient. Due to the high quality of materials and craftsmanship, however, the original wood windows can …

Awards of Excellence:
The Pioneer Group, Inc.

Year(s) Listed: • 2006 | City/Town: • Salina

The Pioneer Group, Inc. of Topeka received the coveted Medallion Award for Excellence for a preservation project for their work to preserve and reuse the Roosevelt-Lincoln Junior High School in Salina. The Lincoln building was designed by William Schmitt and the Roosevelt building was designed by Charles Shaver and were built around 1917. The two …

Awards of Excellence:
The City of Little River and the Coronado-Quivira Museum

Year(s) Listed: • 2006 | City/Town: • Little River

The City of Little River and the Coronado-Quivira Museum were the recipients of an Advocacy Award for their role in supporting excavations at archeological site 14RC410. In 2004, the City of Little River successfully applied for Community Development Block Grant funds in order to upgrade its sewage lagoon system. After a lagoon location immediately north …

Awards of Excellence:
The Kansas Department of Transportation

Year(s) Listed: • 2006 | City/Town: • Plainville

Received an Advocacy Award for their efforts to preserve the Saline River Bridge located on US Highway 183 in north Ellis County. The Saline River Bridge was built in 1932 and is a seven-span reinforced concrete bridge with double ribbed open spandrel arches, one of the largest and finest examples of this bridge type in …

Endangered:
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 …

Awards of Excellence:
Dr. Ed Johnson and Sterling College

Year(s) Listed: • 2004 | City/Town: • Sterling

For their commitment to preserving Cooper Hall, the original structure on the Sterling College campus, constructed in 1887. Dr. Johnson is credited as being the leading visionary of the project and the college administration is commended for their efforts to retain an important structure in the College’s history.

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