In 2009, the USD 413 merged four of its elementary schools to create the Chanute Elementary School. As a result, schools like the 1951 built Murray Hill Elementary School stood vacant. With 30,580 square feet available on a 4-acre site, it did not stand vacant for long. With its Mid-Century Modern simplistic original concrete panel …
Built as a Progressive-Era Commercial style building, it served as the married officer’s quarters in 1921. Building 427 has seen minor physical modifications over the years. Unique to this building is the two sets of stairs within one single core – a public access wrapped around a service access. Utilizing the building’s existing layout, an …
The Besse Hotel is largest building in southeastern Kansas and the most recognizable visual landmark from the outskirts of Pittsburg. The 12-story grand hotel was designed using traditional three-part building form, popular Late Gothic Revival ornamentation and modern ziggurat massing. It opened to the public in 1927, remained in business until 1979 and was later …
Building 465 was the third hospital to serve the United States Disciplinary Barracks since its establishment in 1875. Constructed in 1929, it continually served its original function for 40 years and in 2002 it was one of ten historic buildings within the Disciplinary Barracks’ walled compound that were decommissioned pending reuse. In May 2011, the …
In 2000, Building 19 was placed on the National Trust’s 11 Most Endangered Places list as part of a group of 38 buildings slated for demolition at the VA’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center campus. The 1886 building was saved when it was selected by the VA as the location for its new Central Plains …
The Greenwood Hotel has played an important part in the commercial development of Greenwood County since its construction in 1883. The building not only provided lodging, it also provided a place to conduct business and housed various retail, restaurant and entertainment businesses. Over the years the hotel was remodeled multiple times, and several eras of construction were present when the Greenwood …
Established in 1877, the Horace & Rosemond Lamborn Farmstead started as a subsistence farm and later evolved to meet changing agricultural needs. The property has remained in the Lamborn family and continues to function as a working farmstead. Horace Greeley Lamborn purchased a 108-acre farm in Delaware Township in 1877, although no buildings remain from …
During the 2009 Legislative Session, the State Historic Tax Credit Program was cut. Because of outdated information, it was essential that better information regarding the economic impact of historic preservation projects on local economics be provided. Emporia Main Street was a key player in the advocacy team that worked lobby the Kansas legislature to restore …
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