2012 – Kansas Preservation Alliance

Endangered:
Rural Downtowns Statewide

Year(s) Listed: • 2012 | City/Town: • Central Kansas • Eastern Kansas • Northern Kansas • Southern Kansas • Western Kansas

Due to depopulation, the bustling late 19th and early 20th century downtowns across Kansas are becoming increasingly vacant. The 2010 census revealed 75 of Kansas’ 105 counties experienced population loss, with 23 of them losing 10 percent or more of their residents. With farm consolidation and migration to urban areas, the economic base required to …

Endangered:
Kansas State University Conservatory

Year(s) Listed: • 2012 | City/Town: • Manhattan

The oldest statewide and one of only a few known to be standing in Kansas, this Gothic Revival-inspired plant conservatory dates to 1908. The structure has been preliminarily determined eligible for listing in the National Register of historic places and is thus eligible for rehabilitation tax credits and possibly grant monies. Unfortunately, the structure suffers …

Endangered:
St. John the Divine Catholic Church

Year(s) Listed: • 2012 | City/Town: • Kansas City

Originally built in 1887 as a wood-framed Methodist church, the building was remodeled and enclosed in the current brick cladding around 1909. An excellent example of the Gothic Revival style, this church building was sold to the Catholic diocese in 1937 and became a cultural anchor in the historically Mexican-American neighborhood of Argentine. Unfortunately, with …

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Glasco Lumber Company

Year(s) Listed: • 2012 | City/Town: • Glasco

This collection of three utilitarian buildings dates to around 1903 and various lumber enterprises occupied the buildings for a near century. The office and coal storage buildings are both excellent examples of the increasingly rare False Front building type. Unfortunately the buildings have been underutilized since 1992 and vacant since 2007. The property was listed …

Endangered:
King Building

Year(s) Listed: • 2012 | City/Town: • Burlingame

This Italianate style commercial building dates to around 1895 and originally housed Charlie King’s grocery business. A recent survey of downtown Burlingame determined the building eligible as a potentially contributing resource to a surrounding historic district. However, the building has been vacant for 27 years and the rear wall collapsed in 2005. Due to shared …

Endangered:
Ark City Office Building

Year(s) Listed: • 2012 | City/Town: • Arkansas City

This 1929 Art Deco style office building is the tallest building in downtown Arkansas City. The structure served as the commercial anchor downtown for much of the 20th century. It was a hub of activity with street-level cafes and shops and upper-level professional offices. It is listed in the National Register as a contributing resource …

Endangered:
Whitewater Falls Stock Farm Barn

Year(s) Listed: • 2010 • 2012 | City/Town: • Towanda

This unusually large and ornate barn is threatened by deterioration, especially a leaky roof. The Whitewater Falls Stock Farm was established by Scottish immigrant, J. W. Robison and his son, James C. Robison. The barn was constructed to house a prize-winning Percheron draft horse breeding operation and, later, was used for a Hereford cattle breeding …

Year Listed: 2012