Historic Designation: Historic District

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Immaculata High School

The historic Immaculata High School was originally constructed in 1922. From 1923-2017, the Sisters of Charity provided instructions to students, until they had to officially close their doors due to continuing enrollment problems and rising tuition costs. After the building sat vacant for a number of years, slowly deteriorating, Exact Partners announced they would be …

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Citizens National Bank – Emporia

Citizens National Plaza & Lofts is a multi-use adaptive reuse project with multi-family residential and commercial use components in downtown Emporia, KS. Before the project, the building housed a bank on the first floor and basement levels while the upper four stories were rented office spaces. The multi-family portion of the project includes 20 units, …

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Fort Riley Main Post Residential

The Fort Riley Main Post Historic District is home to over 100 historic residences, dating from the earliest days of the fort in the 1850s through to the New Deal-era construction of the 1930s. By 2006, the homes were considered outdated and were hard to lease, with many military families choosing to live elsewhere. That …

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1120 Rhode Island

The building at 1120 Rhode Island, which was listed on the National Register of Historic places on July 14, 2004, is a contributing property in the North Rhode Island Historic District and a remnant of a block once known as “Merchants Row”. This structure is a good example of vernacular architecture cobbled together over time …

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Standard Mutual Life Insurance Company Building

After a fire substantially destroyed the previous building in 1930, the Standard Mutual Life Insurance Company of Lawrence, Kansas, rebuilt on this site; incorporating the earlier foundation into a new Renaissance Revival style building. One Two Three, LLC began rehabilitation work in 2008 and the building reopened as leased offices in 2009. The building is …

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Abilene Pool Bath House

Constructed in 1937, the Abilene Pool Bath House was a project of the Works Project Administration. The pool complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 as part of the Abilene City Park Historic District under the Multiple Property Documentation Form for New Deal Era Resources of Kansas. Although the swimming …

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First National Bank – Hiawatha

The former First National Bank building has been a local landmark in Hiawatha since its construction in 1891. This significant commercial building is a contributing resource in the National Register-listed Hiawatha Courthouse Square Historic District. The building was vacant for more than fifteen years until the Brown County Historical Society purchased the building for a …

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Sentney Wholesale Grocery

Downtown Hutch Housing Partners, owner; Wilson, Darnell, Mann Architects. Built in 1904 as a wholesale grocery; 1938 became the home of Western Food Products producing pickles, vinegar, mustard, preserves, and other products until closing in 1983. Photo by The Hutchinson News

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English Court Apartments

Located in the Topeka/Emporia Historic District, the Old English Court Apartments had fallen into poor condition and the apartments were cited for various code violations. Using the Kansas and Federal Historic Tax Credit programs, the apartments now are a credit to the neighborhood. The two-story garden style apartments buildings were built in 1930. The Colonial …

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The Biggs Buildings is a small 1-story limestone building on a prominent corner of Glasco. The façade, with its cast iron posts manufactured by Great Western in Leavenworth, appears relatively intact. However, closer examination reveals ceiling material hanging into the interior as a result of roof leaks. The limestone walls are in great need of …

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