Located within the Emporia Downtown Historic District, 708 Commercial Street was a non-contributor when the project began with an estimated construction date of 1915. This one-part commercial block featured a non-historic aluminum-framed storefront system comprised of a four-part display window resting on a bulkhead clad with painted wood and plastic, a flush full-light entrance door …
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Central School Apartments LLC led this sensitive rehabilitation of the former elementary school building into apartments. The plan is very sympathetic to the existing layout, generally inserting a new apartment into each classroom, retaining the existing classroom entries and original demising walls. The gymnasium was retained as a communal area, which preserves the historic open …
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The Coal Creek Library Association was established in 1859; the library building was constructed in 1900 by community craftsmen and laborers. Community members and groups actively supported the library and helped maintain the building for more than 120 years. Rehabilitation of the Coal Creek Library began with a project to address moist conditions in the …
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The A.J. Harwi Hardware Company Building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. The four-story brick and timber building reflects the wholesale and warehouse businesses that operated in Atchison and is an excellent example of an early twentieth century commercial warehouse of mill construction. The building represents the apex of …
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The Bonner Springs Government Services Center (GSC) unites the city’s operational services into one complex that blends historic architecture with modern amenities. The project involves a full city block in downtown Bonner Springs and includes two buildings – one old and one new. The project team transformed the historic 1918 school building, listed on both …
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Located within the Emporia Downtown Historic District, 714-718 Commercial Street is also listed as a contributing building on the National Register. This brick two-part commercial block occupies a triple-width lot and the building is six bays wide. Before the project, paired upper-story window openings define the bays, each of which contained brick infill. Four brick piers define …
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Located within the Emporia Downtown Historic District, 715 Commercial Street is also listed as a contributing building on the National Register. This brick two-part commercial block is two bays wide with two large window openings containing non-historic fixed aluminum-framed windows defining the bays. Before the project started, a non-historic storefront comprised of brick infill around a high-set …
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The historic Immaculata High School was originally constructed in 1922. From 1923-2017, the Sisters of Charity provided instructions to students, until they had to officially close their doors due to continuing enrollment problems and rising tuition costs. After the building sat vacant for a number of years, slowly deteriorating, Exact Partners announced they would be …
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