City: Central Kansas

Awards of Excellence:
The Kansas Department of Transportation

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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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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Awards of Excellence:
Dr. Ed Johnson and Sterling College

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.

Awards of Excellence:
Stiefel Theater for the Performing Arts

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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Awards of Excellence:
Midland Hotel

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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Awards of Excellence:
Marion City Library

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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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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