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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SWIMMING POOL

Fowler Swimming Pool and Bathhouse

It's a long swim around this big oval pool measuring 90x120 feet.…

📍 Fowler, Meade County

ARCHITECTURE

Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House

Frank Lloyd Wright considered his 1915 design of the Allen-Lambe House one…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Frankfort Grade School

This 1902 Renaissance style former school is a stunning building in disrepair.…

📍 Frankfort, Marshall County

HISTORIC JAIL

Frankfort Historic Jail

The restored 1890 stone jail stands at its original location. It ceased…

📍 Frankfort, Marshall County

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Franklin County Courthouse

This beautifully restored courthouse, designed by George Washburn, was completed in 1893.…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

VISITOR CENTER

Franklin County Visitor Center

You've never seen a visitor center in Kansas like this one! It…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

HISTORIC HOME

Fred Harvey Home

Fred Harvey established the first restaurant chain in the United States, tying…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

STONE WALL

Fredonia's First School

The stone retaining wall and steps mark the site of Mound School,…

📍 Fredonia, Wilson County

NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area &…

From some perspectives the violent border conflict between Kansas and Missouri led…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Freeport Presbyterian Church

The door bolt of the historic Presbyterian Church is only thereto keep…

📍 Freeport, Harper County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE

Fromme-Birney Round Barn

On its original site, this grand 1912 barn stands as a lonely…

📍 Mullinville, Kiowa County

PARK

Frontier Park

Frontier Park is a scenic recreational area complete with walking trails, disc…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

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