Northern Kansas – Page 8 – Kansas Preservation Alliance

Endangered:
Brick Streets of Kansas

Year(s) Listed: • 2004 | City/Town: • Central Kansas • Eastern Kansas • Northern Kansas • Southern Kansas • Western Kansas

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 …

Awards of Excellence:
Curtis Junior High School

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

After Sitting vacant for more than ten years and with few panes of glass remaining in the windows, Curtis Junior High was purchased by real estate Developers, Pioneer Group, Inc. of Topeka, rehabilitated and reopened last December as senior apartments. Architect One was the architect for the project, Woltkamp Construction the General Contractor.

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Lawrence Post Office

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

The News Center The Lawrence U.S. Post Office was built in 1906. The building served as the Lawrence post office until 1965 when a new postal facility was built. Later used by the University of Kansas, the building was purchased in 1999, rehabilitated, and renamed The News Center – serving as the combined offices for …

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Fire Station No. 2 – Topeka

Year(s) Listed: • 2003 | City/Town: • Topeka

Owned by Legacy of Justice Foundation serves as offices for Kansas Trial Lawyers Association; GLMP Architects, Lawrence, Kansas Building Systems, General Contractor.

Awards of Excellence:
Friends of the Free State Capitol, Topeka

Year(s) Listed: • 2003 | City/Town: • Topeka

Greg Allen, Chair of the Friends of the Free State Capitol, Topeka has received the Advocacy Award for outstanding efforts of preservation for the 2003 Awards of Excellence.

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Landon House

Year(s) Listed: • 2002 | City/Town: • Topeka

Photo by CJ Online It is reported that Kansas Governor Alf Landon (1933-37) completed construction of the white, brick house (on Westchester in Prospect Hills) in 1937 for his wife Theo because, although he had lost the presidential election (to Roosevelt), he felt that she deserved to live in a “White House.” Current owners David and …

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Chi Omega Sorority House

Year(s) Listed: • 2001 | City/Town: • Lawrence

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The Community of Glasco

Year(s) Listed: • 2000 | City/Town: • Glasco

The 2000 awards ceremony was held at the Carnegie Arts Center in Leavenworth on March 31, 2000, in conjunction with the annual Statewide Preservation Conference. For the second yearSouthwestern Bell provided a generous grant to underwrite the event.

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Hoch Auditorium

Year(s) Listed: • 1999 | City/Town: • Lawrence

Hoch Auditorium was a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the same site.[1] It featured traditional Collegiate Gothic architecture on the exterior, with a full performance hall inside.[1] A basketball court could be placed parallel to the stage and temporary seating placed on the stage, behind the benches on the floor. The Auditorium was named for Edward W. Hoch, 17th Governor of Kansas, member of …

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Prospect Park Farm

Year(s) Listed: • 1999 | City/Town: • Chapman

Photo from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prospect_Park_Farm_Kansas_House_north_west_view.jpg

City: Northern Kansas