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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC BRIDGE

Cedar Point Historic Bridge

The 1916 Cottonwood River Pratt truss bridge, closed to vehicular traffic, now…

📍 Cedar Point, Chase County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Chanute Carnegie Library

District court is now held in the renovated Carnegie library. The two-story…

📍 Chanute, Neosho County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Chanute Santa Fe Depot

The restored Santa Fe depot houses the Safari Museum and the Chanute…

📍 Chanute, Neosho County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE FINALIST

Chapel of the Veterans

The 1893 red-brick and limestone church shares a chapel and stained-glass window…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

ARCHITECTURE

Charles Pilla House

This magnificent 1894 Victorian mansion overlooking the town square was built by…

📍 Eudora, Douglas County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE

Chase County Courthouse

The red roof on this 1873 limestone structure is no ordinary one,…

📍 Cottonwood Falls, Chase County

MUSEUM

Chase County Historical Museum

The 1882 Chase County National Bank building is now home to colorful…

📍 Cottonwood Falls, Chase County

COURTHOUSE

Chautauqua County Courthouse

The 1918 Chautauqua County courthouse was the last courthouse in the state…

📍 Sedan, Chautauqua County

PARK

Chautauqua Park

A historic park located along the banks of the Solomon River includes…

📍 Beloit, Mitchell County

COURTHOUSE

Cherokee County Courthouse

Silver wheat shafts on the facade of this 1955 courthouse add an…

📍 Columbus, Cherokee County

HISTORIC WATER TOWER

Cherokee Historic Water Tower

The plaque on the tall cylindrical red-brick water tower reads, "Cherokee Water…

📍 Cherokee, Crawford County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Cherryvale Carnegie Library

Much of the original woodwork remains inside this red-brick 1913 structure designed…

📍 Cherryvale, Montgomery County

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