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Historic Linn County Jail

The 1868 county jail is the oldest original building still standing in…

📍 Mound City, Linn County

HISTORIC STRUCTURE

Historic Lumberyard

This huge building was part of the downtown scene as early as…

📍 Burr Oak, Jewell County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Historic Mennonite Brethren Church

Built in 1893, the church is a typical example of a one-room…

📍 Hillsboro, Marion County

LODGING

Historic Midland Railroad Hotel

This 1899 three-story hotel has been restored to its former glory and…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

HISTORIC GAS STATION

Historic Norris Station

Here a striking limestone building calls out as a reminder of bygone…

📍 Glen Elder, Mitchell County

AFRICAN AMERICAN

Historic Ritchie House

Topeka's oldest standing house was built in 1856 by ardent abolitionist John…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

ARCHITECTURE

Historic Sage Inn and around Dover

Alfred Sage built this two-story limestone home in 1878 for his residence…

📍 Dover, Shawnee County

HISTORIC GAS STATION

Historic Sinclair Station

This 1940s filling station has a 1974 Dino the Dinosaur (Sinclair's logo)…

📍 Norton, Norton County

BARN

Historic Stone Barn

From Railroad, ¾ mile south on Parsons (becomes Temple), then 2¾ miles…

📍 Robinson, Brown County

HISTORIC JAIL

Historic Stone Jail

Under the water tower sits the little 1890 stone jail—empty, unused, and…

📍 Lebo, Coffey County

ARCHITECTURE

Historic Stone Mill

Though in deteriorated condition, the 1875 multistory Drinkwater & Schriver mill still…

📍 Cedar Point, Chase County

HISTORIC GAS STATION

Historic Texaco Station

Back when traveling long distances by automobile was a new thing, service…

📍 Deerfield, Kearny County

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