2025 – Kansas Preservation Alliance & Abandoned Atlas Foundation

Endangered:
Boulevard Plaza

Year(s) Listed: • 2025 | City/Town: • Wichita

Boulevard Plaza opened in 1951 as a vibrant shopping destination in Wichita, Kansas. Developed by J.W. and R.W. Womer and designed by architect S.S. Platt, the center hosted a grand opening that drew thousands. Its diverse lineup of businesses included grocers, pharmacies, beauty salons, camera shops, and even a Medical Arts Center. It quickly became …

Endangered:
J. B. Cook Mansion

Year(s) Listed: • 2025 | City/Town: • Chetopa

Jeremiah Brown Cook (1834–1921), a Civil War cavalry commander, became a successful real estate businessman in Chetopa, Kansas. In 1886, he began building a grand brick home, which cost around $10,000 (equivalent to $335,000 today). Though its architectural style is debated (Italianate or Second Empire), it became a local landmark. Cook retired in his 50s, …

Endangered:
Home State Bank – Longton

Year(s) Listed: • 2025 | City/Town: • Longton

October of 1917, the plans for this building were finally coming to fruition when the Home National Bank purchased the lot on Gates Corner at 5th and Main Street. A contract was let to Harry Duckworth for the erection of a one-story 22 x 54-foot brick bank building. Materials were shipped and work was expected …

Endangered:
Thacher Building

Year(s) Listed: • 2025 | City/Town: • Topeka

The Thacher Building is a three-story Richardson Romanesque commercial building in downtown Topeka. Built in 1888 at a cost of about $40,000, the stone structure is a two-part commercial block form. The stone balustrade capping the building contains a nameplate inscribed “THACHER.” The Thacher Building was constructed for Timothy Dwight Thacher, a local businessman, using …

Endangered:
Kirwin Building

Year(s) Listed: • 2025 | City/Town: • Brewster

The Brewster post office building and senior center share the first floor of The Kirwin building. Easily one of the oldest buildings in Brewster, it has stood firmly at the corner of Main St. and Kansas Ave. since 1919. Originally a limestone school house in Kirwin, Kansas—built in 1880—it was disassembled and the bricks moved …

Year Listed: 2025