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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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CITY HALL

WPA Project

This beautifully maintained native limestone city hall was built by the WPA…

📍 Jennings, Decatur County

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)

WPA School

The 1939 high and grade school is painted a stark white to…

📍 St. John, Stafford County

WORLD WAR I

WWI Memorial Victory Arch

This elegant Beaux Arts style arch, dedicated in 1923, honors the men…

📍 St. Marys, Pottawatomie County

ARCHITECTURE

Wyandotte County Lake Park

91 and Leavenworth. You will enjoy the tranquil lake, bridges, and shelters…

📍 Wyandotte County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Wyandotte High School

The 1937 school is an architectural masterpiece built at the height of…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

BRICK STREETS

Yates Center Brick Streets

In the 1920s the city paved its major streets with dark red…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Yates Center Carnegie Library

The 1912 Carnegie library still serves as the public library. The red-brick…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

COURTHOUSE GROUNDS

Yates Center Courthouse Square Historic District

This historic district includes 43 structures built between 1883 and 1928, including…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

HISTORIC JAIL

Yates Center Stone Jail

If you poke around the 100 block of E. Butler, you'll find…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Zeandale Community Church

The stone 1896 Christian Church, complete with bell tower and bell, is…

📍 Zeandale, Riley County

MUSEUM

Zenda Community Museum

Zenda history and school trophies are displayed inside a former bank. Behind…

📍 Zenda, Kingman County

HISTORIC JAIL

Zenda Jail

The Zenda jail, ½ block east of Main just south of the…

📍 Zenda, Kingman County

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