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 …
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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.
The Fox-Watson Theater opened in 1931, a lavish Art deco facility that served the Salina community until 1987. The City of Salina and the Historic Fox Theater Foundation completed restoration and reopened the theater with a sell-out concert in March 2003. Jones Gillam Architects Engineers were the architects for the project, and Norm Yenkey was …
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Constructed in 1899 and rebuilt after it was gutted by a fire in 1902, the Midland Hotel had stood vacant for over ten years. A result of tireless determination, the Wilson Community Foundation reopened the doors of the Midland Hotel last summer. Fred Abercromibie of Russell was the architect for the project and Mid-Continental Restoration …
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The Santa Fe Depot. The 1912 Santa Fe Depot is the new home of the Marion City Library, preserving the history and architecture of the depot. The architect for the project was Pettijohn & Kinney Architects of Overland park and the General Contractor, Sunflower Builders of Manhattan. The project preserved an important representative of Marion’s …
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Owned by Jim Sherow and Bonnie Lynn Sherow
Photo from: https://cwfks.org/chase-county-courthouse/ Charles Rayl, Chairman of the Chase County Courthouse Preservation Committee has been awarded the Advocacy Award at the 2003 Awards of Excellence for his continued work to ensure the restoration of the Chase County Courthouse is complete.
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