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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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ART DECO

Landmark Center

The 1930 Warren Hotel is now the Landmark Center, a beautifully restored…

📍 Liberal, Seward County

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)

Lane County Community High School and…

The high school and stadium, both still in use today, were New…

📍 Dighton, Lane County

COURTHOUSE

Lane County Courthouse

The courthouse was built in 1931 of yellow brick with limestone trim…

📍 Dighton, Lane County

MUSEUM

Lane County Museum

Exhibits present the county's heritage, including the story of the "Lane County…

📍 Dighton, Lane County

CITY HALL

Langdon City Hall

This sweet city hall that doubles as a library is usually open…

📍 Langdon, Reno County

HISTORIC HOME

Larned Historic Homes

Fabulous homes await your admiration in Larned including the Babbitt-Doerr House (NRHP),…

📍 Larned, Pawnee County

LUSTRON

Larned Lustron Homes

Larned is teeming with these enamel-coated, all-steel prefabricated homes that popped up…

📍 Larned, Pawnee County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Larned Santa Fe Depot

The red-brick Santa Fe railroad depot was built in 1905 and is…

📍 Larned, Pawnee County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Last Chance Store

Built in 1857, this store, for a brief time, provided the last…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

ARCHITECTURE

Lawrence Public Library

One look at the architecture tells you it's unique. But in case…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Leavenworth Carnegie Library

One of two oldest Carnegie libraries in the state, this brick and…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

COURTHOUSE

Leavenworth County Courthouse

The 1913 limestone courthouse features a central rotunda stained-glass dome and scagliola…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

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