National Register of Historic Places – Page 10 – Kansas Preservation Alliance & Abandoned Atlas Foundation

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Carnegie Library – Osborne

Year(s) Listed: • 1998 | City/Town: • Osborne

Photo by: By Ammodramus – Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35626813 The Osborne Public Carnegie Library is a historic Carnegie library in Osborne, Kansas. It was built around 1913 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] It is located at Third and Main in Osborne, the county seat of Osborne County.[3] It is Classical Revival in style, and is a one-story ted …

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Carnegie Library – Lawrence

Year(s) Listed: • 1996 • 1998 | City/Town: • Lawrence

Picture and Info by Carnegie Library The Carnegie building was constructed in 1904 with a grant worth approximately $27,000 from Andrew Carnegie. During the 1930’s an addition was build to accommodate the growing volume of books and materials. It served as the Lawrence public library until a new library was constructed in 1972. The Lawrence …

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Huron Building

Year(s) Listed: • 1998 | City/Town: • Kansas City

Featured Image Credit to : Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri. Huron Building 1922-24 North 7th Street Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas W. S. Frank (St. Louis), Architect J. G. Braecklein, Associate Architect Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark: June 28, 1983 Register of Historic Kansas Places: February 25, 1984 National Register …

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Masonic Temple – Independence

Year(s) Listed: • 1997 | City/Town: • Independence

Built in 1900 the Romanesque-style building is in the central business district of Independence and is listed on the NRHP. A fire several years ago damaged the roof and it has not been repaired. The City Commission has twice voted to demolish the building but further action is pending in court.

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The Eaton Hotel

Year(s) Listed: • 1997 | City/Town: • Wichita

Featured image from: By UNOBUDO – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21831188 By 1997, conditions had deteriorated to the point where the city had to take action. The hotel had recently been placed on the Kansas Preservation Alliance’s list of endangered historic buildings in Kansas. Two other buildings on the block were near collapse and seriously …

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Old Town, Lawrence

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

One of the most historic neighborhoods in Lawrence the area is threatened by downtown development and a proposal for an Eastern Parkway to provide easier access for cars to the downtown. https://www.livingplaces.com/KS/Douglas_County/Lawrence_City/Old_West_Lawrence_Historic_District.html

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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) …

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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 …

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Stilwell Hotel

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

Picture by: TravelKS.com The hotel was built in 1890. The non-profit Stilwell Hotel Heritage and Education Foundation bought the building this summer during a foreclosure sale. The building has been winterized to protect it from the elements but the Stilwell Hotel foundation will have to stabilize the front of the building by next spring. The …

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Campbell Castle

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

Photo from Priceypads.com Perhaps one of the best-known buildings on the list, Campbell Castle is owned by Maye Crumm. The 28-room castle designed in the classic feudal architectural style of Scotland and England, was built in 1886-1888 by cattleman Burton Campbell. It is the only castle-style home remaining from Wichita’s building boom of the 1880’s. …

Historic Designation: National Register of Historic Places