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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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ARCHITECTURE

Burke Hotel

William H. "Bill" Burke, a prominent stockman, grain man, and banker in…

📍 Little River, Rice County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Burlington Carnegie Library

The 1913 Carnegie library was designed by well-known Kansas architects George Washburn…

📍 Burlington, Coffey County

SECTION ART

Burlington Post Office Art

Boy and Colt, an Arizona red sandstone sculpture, is a 1942 Section…

📍 Burlington, Coffey County

COURTHOUSE

Butler County Courthouse

George Washburn was the architect for this very impressive 1908 Romanesque Revival…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

MUSEUM

Butler County Historical Society Museum and…

The story of oil is an important one in this area, from…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

MUSEUM

Butterfield Trail Historical Museum

You'll find the museum inside the former Logan County courthouse (NRHP), an…

📍 Russell Springs, Logan County

ARTS CENTER

C.L. Hoover Opera House

The beautiful 1882 red-brick and limestone opera house with a four-face working…

📍 Junction City, Geary County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Caldwell Carnegie Library

On the one-story red-brick 1912 Carnegie library note how the entrance on…

📍 Caldwell, Sumner County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Caldwell Opera House and downtown architecture

Most buildings in historic downtown Caldwell were built between 1883 and 1888.…

📍 Caldwell, Sumner County

SECTION ART

Caldwell Post Office Mural

Cowboys Driving Cattle is the title of this 1941 Section artwork by…

📍 Caldwell, Sumner County

LOG CABIN

Cambridge Log Cabin

Catchy signs along the highway let you know when you're close to…

📍 Cambridge, Cowley County

HISTORY

Camp Amache Officers' Barracks

A piece of WWII history not often remembered are the Japanese American…

📍 Johnson City, Stanton County

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