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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Carnegie Library

Still serving the town is this 1911 Eclectic Classical Revival public library.…

📍 Stockton, Rooks County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Carnegie Library in El Dorado

Built in 1912, the Eclectic Neoclassical Carnegie library is constructed of native…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Carona Depot & Railroad Museum

From K-7, 2 miles west on K-120, then ¼ mile south on…

📍 Scammon, Cherokee County

ART GALLERY

Carriage Factory Gallery

Works of Kansas artists are displayed on three floors against the historic…

📍 Newton, Harvey County

MURAL

Carriage Works Factory

The 1875 factory along Rock Creek has been rehabilitated into a private…

📍 Burlington, Coffey County

HISTORIC HOME

Carroll Mansion

All the original furniture has been replaced because in 1964, Ella Carroll,…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Case Library

Seed money for the start of the library was given by Judge…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

SEARS ROEBUCK HOUSE

Catalog House

Before they purchased the carousel, Ernie and Christy Griffin bought and restored…

📍 Wilmore, Comanche County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Cathedral of the Flint Hills

Built of tapestry brick with limestone trim, the 1922 Sacred Heart Church…

📍 Newbury, Wabaunsee County

MARSH ARCH RAINBOW BRIDGE

Cedar Creek Bridge

Built in 1927, this Marsh rainbow single-arch bridge spans Cedar Creek. Remains…

📍 Elgin, Chautauqua County

HISTORIC HOME

Cedar Crest Mansion

Built in 1928 by publisher Frank MacLennan, this French architecture estate was…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Cedar Missouri Pacific Depot

Extremely well preserved, this 1879 depot is at home in City Park.…

📍 Cedar, Smith County

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