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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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ARCHITECTURE

Isabel Stucco Houses

The abundant gypsum in the area accounts for Isabel's large number of…

📍 Isabel, Barber County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

J.B. Tremblay Stone Bridge

The 1899 J.B. Tremblay stone single-arch bridge was restored by Ray Doyen…

📍 Rice, Cloud County

ARCHITECTURE

J.C. Holland

Renowned architect for the Kansas State Capitol, Holland designed the Burr Oak…

📍 Burr Oak, Jewell County

BARN

J.R. Rice Barn and Granary

The J.R. Rice Barn and Granary are separate buildings, the frame horse…

📍 Cullison, Pratt County

COURTHOUSE

Jackson County Courthouse

Built in the Modern Eclecticism style, the tan-brick structure with limestone trim…

📍 Holton, Jackson County

MUSEUM

Jackson County Museum

Home to a tin shop when it opened in 1904, this building…

📍 Holton, Jackson County

HISTORIC HOME

James Oldham Home

Town undertaker James Oldham built the striking native limestone Queen Anne home.…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

HISTORIC THEATRE

Jayhawk Theatre

All the top movies are showing at the renovated Jayhawk Theatre, built…

📍 Atwood, Rawlins County

COURTHOUSE

Jefferson County Courthouse

After an F4 tornado destroyed the 1867 courthouse—at the time, it was…

📍 Oskaloosa, Jefferson County

HISTORIC HOME

Jeremiah Cook House

Colonel Jeremiah Cook gained fame for his exploits in the Union army…

📍 Chetopa, Labette County

HISTORIC HOME

Jesse Axtell House

Jesse Axtell built his "cement veneer" house, as he called it, in…

📍 Blue Rapids, Marshall County

CEMETERY

Jetmore Fairmount Cemetery

The native limestone rock wall that surrounds Fairmount Cemetery was built by…

📍 Jetmore, Hodgeman County

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