City: Marion

Endangered:
Marion County Poor Farm

Year(s) Listed: • 2022 • 2023 | City/Town: • Marion

Picture from KSHPO The poor farm’s main building was constructed in 1889-1890 on a parcel of land once owned by W.E. Glover. Glover’s house is still standing. The poor farm’s cemetery is located a few hundred feet north of the poor farm. The buildings on the property have fallen into serious neglect since being abandoned …

Awards of Excellence:
Marion County Courthouse Window Restoration

Year(s) Listed: • 2018 | City/Town: • Marion

The Marion County Courthouse opened in 1906, and after more than a century of service, the courthouse’s wood windows were showing their age. Multiple layers of peeling paint were leaving the wood exposed to the elements, and air leaks combined with poor operability were creating an uncomfortable work environment. In 2015, all 163 of the …

Awards of Excellence:
Marion City Library

Year(s) Listed: • 2004 | City/Town: • Marion

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 …