Southern Kansas – Kansas Preservation Alliance & Abandoned Atlas Foundation

Endangered:
Phyllis Wheatley Children’s Home

Year(s) Listed: • 2026 | City/Town: • Wichita

Endangered:
Great Bend Depot

Year(s) Listed: • 2026 | City/Town: • Great Bend

Endangered:
Boulevard Plaza

Year(s) Listed: • 2025 | City/Town: • Wichita

Boulevard Plaza opened in 1951 as a vibrant shopping destination in Wichita, Kansas. Developed by J.W. and R.W. Womer and designed by architect S.S. Platt, the center hosted a grand opening that drew thousands. Its diverse lineup of businesses included grocers, pharmacies, beauty salons, camera shops, and even a Medical Arts Center. It quickly became …

Endangered:
J. B. Cook Mansion

Year(s) Listed: • 2025 | City/Town: • Chetopa

Jeremiah Brown Cook (1834–1921), a Civil War cavalry commander, became a successful real estate businessman in Chetopa, Kansas. In 1886, he began building a grand brick home, which cost around $10,000 (equivalent to $335,000 today). Though its architectural style is debated (Italianate or Second Empire), it became a local landmark. Cook retired in his 50s, …

Endangered:
Girl Scout Little House –

Year(s) Listed: • 2024 | City/Town: • Independence

In July 1872, the Church of the Epiphany initially planned to rent City Hall for services but canceled the contract due to financial constraints. They began building a small chapel on August 26th 1872, 20 feet by 40 feet in size. Over the following year, as funds were raised, the congregation met in various public …

Awards of Excellence:
C. N. James Cabin

Year(s) Listed: • 2024 | City/Town: • Augusta

The Historical Society and Museum applied for and received a Heritage Trust Fund Grant to repair the east wall, foundation, windows and door of the C. N. James Cabin. The project began in earnest September 2022. All facets of the repair were required to meet the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Heritage Trust Fund …

Awards of Excellence:
Independence City Hall

Year(s) Listed: • 2024 | City/Town: • Independence

Independence City Hall is a classical revival-style building that serves the municipal functions of Independence for just over 100 years. It was designed in 1915 by Rose and Peterson Architects, from Kansas City, Kansas, to gather all the City departments into one structure. The building housed the city administration offices, city clerk, municipal court, city …

Awards of Excellence:
HiTone Lofts

Year(s) Listed: • 2024 | City/Town: • Fort Scott

The Tribune-Monitor Building is a contributing property located in the National Register Fort Scott Downtown Historic District, which is in the central business district of Fort Scott, Kansas and the county seat of Bourbon County. The District comprises nine and one-half blocks incorporating approximately eighty-eight buildings with fifty-eight of those being contributing historic structures. On …

Awards of Excellence:
Fort Scott Tribune – Monitor Building

Year(s) Listed: • 2023 | City/Town: • Fort Scott

Endangered:
Howard National Bank

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

In April of 1877, the Elk County “State” Bank was organized with George W. McKey as President. Just a few short years later the bank was converted to the Howard National Bank. And in May of 1888 work would start on a massive castle-like building for the bank. The Citizen newspaper states, “The Howard National …

City: Southern Kansas