2005 – Kansas Preservation Alliance

Endangered:
Republic Hotel/Collins Building

Year(s) Listed: • 2005 | City/Town: • Belleville

Nominated by Belleville Main Street, Inc., this 1886 brick and timber framed structure was once a bustling railroad hotel located just off the town square in downtown Belleville. Belleville has often been referred to as the Crossroads of America, as it sits at the juncture of Highways 36 and 81. The twenty-two hotel rooms on …

Endangered:
Biggs Building

Year(s) Listed: • 2005 | City/Town: • Glasco

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 …

Endangered:
Grainfield Opera House

Year(s) Listed: • 2005 | City/Town: • Grainfield

This 2-story brick structure has an ornate cast iron façade manufactured by Mesker Brothers of St. Louis. The 50’X 100’ building is located at the corner of 3rd and Main. Much of the exterior maintenance and repair has been completed but the small group of community volunteers has reached the point of needing more help to …

Endangered:
Amelia Earhart Bridge

Year(s) Listed: • 2005 | City/Town: • Atchison

This 2600’ metal truss bridge spans the Missouri River at Atchison. It was built by the WPA in 1937. Sverdrup and Parcel Consulting Engineers of St. Louis designed the bridge. It was determined to be eligible for listing on the National Register in 2000. In 2003, the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed this bridge …

Awards of Excellence:
Ottawa’s Friends of Historic Buildings

Year(s) Listed: • 2005 | City/Town: • Ottawa

When the Ottawa Middle School was first condemned in May of 1996, a group of concerned citizens organized themselves in an attempt to prevent demolition of this local landmark. This group was formally organized as Friends of Historic Buildings in 1997. They sought legal council and the assistance of the Kansas State Historical Society. The …

Awards of Excellence:
Leawood Historic Commission

Year(s) Listed: • 2005 | City/Town: • Leawood

The Leawood Historic Commission is the recipient of a Preservation Advocacy Award for their efforts to save the Oxford Schoolhouse. At one time there were over 100 one-room schoolhouses in Johnson County. The Oxford Schoolhouse was the last remaining remnant of a by-gone era in southern Johnson County. Following nine years of fundraising and tireless …

Awards of Excellence:
Great Overland Station

Year(s) Listed: • 2005 | City/Town: • Topeka

The former Union Pacific Railroad Station is a grant neoclassical passenger depot, designed by noted architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood who designed at least twenty-six Union Pacific stations and depots. It has a spectacular interior, typical of the grand stations of the early part of this century. Once a bustling center of the capital city, the …

Year Listed: 2005