City: Leavenworth

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Immaculata High School

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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Little Stranger Christian Church

The adaptation of the church to meet the community’s needs over time is a markedly unique component of its history, and evidence of its importance to rural residents.  The church remained an active meeting spot throughout the 1960s, 70s, and 80s until interest and resources for maintenance dwindled.  In the mid 2010s, interest in restoring …

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Ridge Top II

Following the Section 106 Review, VALOR’s core members informed executive members of the National Trust of the district’s impending demolition and it was placed on 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list in 2000. The VA heard the community’s concerns and reviewed the proposed alternatives for the historic buildings. In 2001, the VA proposed to rehabilitate …

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Building 102

Built as workshops for the Leavenworth Arsenal c.1859, Building 102 served a utilitarian function for its first 40 years and is a contributing structure to the Fort Leavenworth National Landmark District. Upon closure of the arsenal in 1874, Building 102 served as workshops – such as blacksmith and machine shops – and later storerooms for …

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North Broadway School

The North Broadway School building is a great example of a ‘modern elementary’ City School.  The building, designed by prolific school architect Charles A. Smith in 1922, retains a majority of the character defining features of schools built in this time period. After years of sitting vacant and in disrepair, Exact Partners took on the …

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Carnegie Library – Leavenworth

The Carnegie 601 Library was built in 1900 as part of the prestigious collection of libraries built by the Carnegie family. The library was the first Carnegie funded building in the state of Kansas and remained the Leavenworth Public library till 1987, when it was converted to the Carnegie Arts Center. The building remained a …

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Leavenworth Union Depot

Beginning life in 1888 as the Leavenworth Union Depot, the Riverfront Community Center features Richardsonian Romanesque design elements, which would become popular for important buildings throughout the decade. The Union Pacific, Rock Island, Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific, Leavenworth Northern & Southern, and Leavenworth & Olathe railroads all held an interest in the depot, making it …

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Bachelor Officers’ Mess Hall

Originally constructed as the Bachelor Officers’ Mess Hall, Building 244 started life feeding officers from the adjacent barracks, with four dining rooms each with its own kitchen. It served unchanged until 1951, when a one-story addition was added to the rear, creating a consolidated kitchen. In 1978, the kitchen was converted into a courtroom, and …

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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Domiciliary Buildings

The Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Veterans was founded by Congress in 1885 as an act of a grateful public to provide a hospital, chapel, mess hall, recreation hall, and domiciliary buildings for veterans of the Civil War, with grounds furnished with bandstands, fountains, and gardens. Over time, an extensive campus was …

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