The Wichita Carnegie Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and stands as a connection to Wichita’s cultural history. Opened May 14, 1915, the building served as Wichita’s main library until 1967. Today, the fully-restored Wichita Carnegie Library is part of Fidelity Bank’s headquarters and houses the bank’s commercial lending division. Fidelity …
The Minisa Bridge Project in Wichita received an Honorable Mention Award for Preservation. To preserve the colored Carthalite ornamented parapets required construction of a new bridge within the shell of the original structure.
Photo by Jeffrey Beall The Eagles Lodge #132 Project in Wichita received an Honorable Mention Award for Rehabilitation. Constructed in 1916 and enlarged in 1921, the building was vacant and threatened with demolition before it was rehabilitated.
John Belford, Waterman Properties, LLC, owner; Wilson, Darnell, Mann Architects. The 1929 building represents the early twentieth-century Commercial Style, featuring simple lines and an emphasis on fire-resistance with fire-proof materials such as reinforced concrete, brick and steel. “Keep Klean” is inscribed in the limestone above the main entrance of the building, a towel and linen …
Brett Kappelmann, owner; William Morris Associates, Architects. Two buildings are included in the Cooper Drug Store dating from the early 1900s. Cooper Drug Store has operated as a drug store since 1922.
Memorial Hall is an excellent example of the memorial hall property type constructed in communities throughout America during the 1920s. It commemorates the casualties of World War I and provides a location for civic gatherings. The Classical Revival design utilized architectural motifs, elements and materials popular throughout the country during the 1920s for public buildings, …
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