Government – Page 3 – Kansas Preservation Alliance & Abandoned Atlas Foundation

Endangered:
Haskell-Baker Wetlands

Year(s) Listed: • 1996 | City/Town: • Lawrence

Photo By Sprout and the Bean at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16386508 The Baker Wetlands (also known as the Haskell-Baker Wetlands) is a nature preserve and artificially sustained wetland,[1] spanning approximately 927 acres (3.8 km2)[2] south of Lawrence, Kansas, United States. It is associated with the Wakarusa River and sustained by levees and flood controls built in the 1990s.[3] Baker University owns 573 acres, the major portion of …

Endangered:
Clements Stone Arch Bridge

Year(s) Listed: • 1996 | City/Town: • Clements

Photo by: Brylie The Clements Stone Arch Bridge is a historic bridge across the Cottonwood River .5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of Clements, Kansas. The bridge was built in 1886 by L. P. Santy and Company of Clements, who contracted with the Chase County commission to build it for $12,000. The 175-foot (53 m) bridge is composed of two stone arches rising 40 feet (12 m) …

Endangered:
Newton Post Office

Year(s) Listed: • 1993 | City/Town: • Newton

The current owner the Newton United School District, uses the building as an alternative school. It was built in 1910 for $60,000. During the 1970s the US Postal Service turned the building over to the school district. Within the last year it has been updated in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The district …

Endangered:
First National Bank – Topeka

Year(s) Listed: • 1993 | City/Town: • Topeka

Photo by: Engineered Demolition Inc. Built in 1932 the structure stands vacant at 535 S. Kansasa Ave. The buildings current owner is the City of Topeka and local preservationists fear the city will want to raze it. The building is on the Register of Historic Kansas Places.

Class: Government