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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SWIMMING POOL

Holton Bathhouse and Swimming Pool

A plaque at the swimming pool states that the first pool and…

📍 Holton, Jackson County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE

Holy Cross Church

Even though the parish closed in 1993, the pride and spirit of…

📍 Pfeifer, Ellis County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Holy Family Church

Step inside this 1919 brick church to admire its beautiful stained-glass windows…

📍 Summerfield, Marshall County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Holy Family Church

Completed in 1927 to serve the Slovenian immigrant community, this Romanesque Revival…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Holyrood Depot

Constructed in 1886, this structure is an example of the earlier style…

📍 Holyrood, Ellsworth County

HISTORIC HOME

Home on the Range Cabin

Follow the mile-long, narrow driveway to the 1872 cabin and former home…

📍 Athol, Smith County

CEMETERY

Hope Cemetery

Among the many gravestones and mausoleums, a large upright stone marks the…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

MUSEUM

Horace Greeley Museum

Historic county photos line the walls inside this limestone structure, built in…

📍 Tribune, Greeley County

HISTORIC WATER FOUNTAIN

Horse Watering Fountain

A gray granite 1910 fountain stands as a testament to an early…

📍 Seneca, Nemaha County

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)

Horton WPA Projects

The WPA built the Bureau of Indian Affairs Agency building (908 1st…

📍 Horton, Brown County

ART

Hospital Art

From the outside, Rooks County Health Center resembles the countryside around it—it's…

📍 Plainville, Rooks County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Hotel Parrish

Also known as Hotel Parrish, the eight-story, art deco former Hotel Roberts…

📍 Pratt, Pratt County

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