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ARCHITECTURE

Jetmore First National Bank

In 1888 the First National Bank was constructed on the corner at…

📍 Jetmore, Hodgeman County

COURTHOUSE

Jewell County Courthouse

Built in part by the WPA in 1937, this art deco structure…

📍 Mankato, Jewell County

MUSEUM

Jewell County Museum

See a newly-renovated exhibit featuring the Columbian Mammoth. Remains of seven mammoths…

📍 Mankato, Jewell County

BASEBALL

Joe Campbell Field

After renovations, one of the last remaining all-wood grandstands (built in 1924)…

📍 Rossville, Shawnee County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS PEOPLE FINALIST

John Brown State Historic Site and…

Until he was hanged on December 2, 1859, for raiding a federal…

📍 Osawatomie, Miami County

HISTORIC HOME

John Gutsmithl Houses

Shoe shop owner John Gutsmithl built the house at 428 Topeka in…

📍 Lyndon, Osage County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

John Mack Bridge

The John Mack Bridge is the nation's longest Marsh rainbow arch bridge…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

LUSTRON

Johnson City Lustron Homes

Prefabricated, all-steel homes were popularized after WWII for their affordable efficiency. Two…

📍 Johnson City, Stanton County

COURTHOUSE

Johnson County Courthouse

The new seven-story Johnson County Courthouse opened in 2021 is 356,821 square…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

LIBRARY

Johnston Library

Johnston Library has the appearance of a courthouse because in 1872 it…

📍 Baxter Springs, Cherokee County

LOG CABIN

Jonathan Wesley Van Scoyoc Cabin

An early log cabin stands in the rest area on K-18 across…

📍 Luray, Russell County

MEXICAN

Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio

"Viva Cristo Rey! Viva la Virgen Guadalupe!" Those were the last words…

📍 Seward, Stafford County

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