2002 – Kansas Preservation Alliance

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:
White/Waitzmann Barn

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

This unique timber-frame barn was originally built on the White farm in rural Johnson County, now owned by Ernest Waitzmann. The barn was dismantled and moved to the Kill Creek Farm, approximately 7 miles away by Darrel Zimmerman and a group of dedicated volunteers. Kill Creek Farm, owned by Zimmerman, is dedicated to “Maintaining the Rural Heritage …

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Rock Island Depot Complex

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

The Liberal Rock Island Railroad Depot, Cimarron Hotel and Grier Eating House are the single intact hotel and restaurant facilities managed by the J.J. Grier Hotel Company still remaining in Kansas. A local organization Depot Heritage led efforts for the rehabilitation of the complex. The project was made possible by grants from the Kansas Department of Transportation …

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Landon House

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

Photo by CJ Online It is reported that Kansas Governor Alf Landon (1933-37) completed construction of the white, brick house (on Westchester in Prospect Hills) in 1937 for his wife Theo because, although he had lost the presidential election (to Roosevelt), he felt that she deserved to live in a “White House.” Current owners David and …

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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:
Ferrell Hall at Benedictine College

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

This 108 year old building first served as a monastery for Benedictine monks and later as a residence hall for college freshmen. Vacant for thirty years, the building reopened in August of 2001 as a residence hall for upperclassmen following extensive rehabilitation. Architects of the project was Treanor Architects of Lawrence and J.E. Dunn Construction of Kansas …

Year Listed: 2002