Completed in 1913, the Neo-Classical Revival style Ottawa post office is a stand-alone building at the north end of Ottawa’s downtown. The adaptive re-use from an institutional use to an event space was a good fit to utilize the building’s open volumes and to revive its status as a community gathering space. This rehabilitation project …
5th & Main Housing, LP, owner. Steve Foutch, Gastinger Walker Harden Architects. The High School building was constructed in 1917, reflecting the 20th century Collegiate Gothic motif. The 1927 junior high was constructed north of the high school, also of brick to compliment the 1917 school. The rehabilitation caps over ten years of effort by …
When the Ottawa Middle School was first condemned in May of 1996, a group of concerned citizens organized themselves in an attempt to prevent demolition of this local landmark. This group was formally organized as Friends of Historic Buildings in 1997. They sought legal council and the assistance of the Kansas State Historical Society. The …
In 1885, the Southern Kansas began to make plans for a grand new depot. Plans for a bigger, better depot The Southern Kansas Railway Company (under the ownership of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad) made plans to enlarge the machine shops and roundhouse and build a bigger, more elegant depot. Workmen began excavating …
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