National Register of Historic Places – Page 8 – Kansas Preservation Alliance & Abandoned Atlas Foundation

Awards of Excellence:
Stiefel Theater for the Performing Arts

Year(s) Listed: • 2004 | City/Town: • Salina

The Fox-Watson Theater opened in 1931, a lavish Art deco facility that served the Salina community until 1987. The City of Salina and the Historic Fox Theater Foundation completed restoration and reopened the theater with a sell-out concert in March 2003. Jones Gillam Architects Engineers were the architects for the project, and Norm Yenkey was …

Awards of Excellence:
Lawrence Post Office

Year(s) Listed: • 2004 | City/Town: • Lawrence

The News Center The Lawrence U.S. Post Office was built in 1906. The building served as the Lawrence post office until 1965 when a new postal facility was built. Later used by the University of Kansas, the building was purchased in 1999, rehabilitated, and renamed The News Center – serving as the combined offices for …

Awards of Excellence:
Midland Hotel

Year(s) Listed: • 2004 | City/Town: • Wilson

Constructed in 1899 and rebuilt after it was gutted by a fire in 1902, the Midland Hotel had stood vacant for over ten years. A result of tireless determination, the Wilson Community Foundation reopened the doors of the Midland Hotel last summer. Fred Abercromibie of Russell was the architect for the project and Mid-Continental Restoration …

Awards of Excellence:
Chase County Courthouse Preservation Committee

Year(s) Listed: • 2003 | City/Town: • Cottonwood Falls

Photo from: https://cwfks.org/chase-county-courthouse/ Charles Rayl, Chairman of the Chase County Courthouse Preservation Committee has been awarded the Advocacy Award at the 2003 Awards of Excellence for his continued work to ensure the restoration of the Chase County Courthouse is complete.

Endangered:
KSAC Radio Tower

Year(s) Listed: • 2002 | City/Town: • Manhattan

Picture by: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KSAC_Radio_Towers_Manhattan_Kansas.jpg#filelinks The KSAC radio towers on the Kansas State University campus are an excellent example of early radio towers built in the United States. At the time of their construction in 1924, they represented the finest available radio technology. The original towers remain intact, the only remaining towers of their type in Kansas, …

Awards of Excellence:
Kansas Firefighters Museum

Year(s) Listed: • 2002 | City/Town: • Wichita

Photo by Visit Wichita Constructed in 1909, Engine House No. 6 was the last horse-drawn fire station in Wichita. Not used as an active station since 1953, the building had been used primarily for storage. The Kansas Firefighters Museum was formed in 1993 and has rehabilitated the building, primarily through volunteer efforts. The museum is now open, exhibiting …

Awards of Excellence:
The Riley County Courthouse

Year(s) Listed: • 2000 | City/Town: • Manhattan

The 2000 awards ceremony was held at the Carnegie Arts Center in Leavenworth on March 31, 2000, in conjunction with the annual Statewide Preservation Conference. For the second years Southwestern Bell provided a generous grant to underwrite the event.

Endangered:
Ark Valley Lodge

Year(s) Listed: • 2000 | City/Town: • Wichita

Photo by Judy Handley Listed on the National, State and Local Registers of Historic Places this is an important African-American site in Kansas history. It is the only remaining building in Wichita’s early African-American business district and was reportedly designed by local African-American architect Josiah Walker. Sadly, the building is currently vacant and in disrepair. …

Endangered:
Bartell House

Year(s) Listed: • 1998 • 2000 | City/Town: • Junction City

Featured Image from: https://www.homesteadks.org/bartell-pl-junction-city2.html 2000 Update: This National Register property is an 1880 hotel at the main intersection of the city. During it’s life it has been home to many famous and infamous guests and served as the social center of the community for many years. It is currently facing demolition unless funds can be …

Awards of Excellence:
First Presbyterian Church – Abilene

Year(s) Listed: • 1999 | City/Town: • Abilene

It was built in 1882 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The building was destroyed by a fire on July 23, 2014.

Historic Designation: National Register of Historic Places