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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC DISTRICT

Leavenworth Downtown Historic District

Enjoy the variety of shopping experiences in this historic downtown. Among the…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

ARCHITECTURE

Leavenworth Historic Districts

Because nine historic districts in Leavenworth are on the National Register of…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

PERFORMING CENTER

Leavenworth Performing Arts Center

The Performing Arts Center, in the 1938 art deco theatre, is home…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE

Lebold Mansion

An early founder of Abilene, Conrad Lebold built this 1880 Italianate Tuscan…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

HISTORIC JAIL

Lecompton Historic Jail

Moved to 315 Elmore in 2014, the 1892 limestone jail looks picturesque…

📍 Lecompton, Douglas County

MUSEUM

Legler Barn Museum & Depot

Adam Legler built the stone barn in 1864 on a nearby site…

📍 Lenexa, Johnson County

BANDSTAND

LeRoy Gazebo

An old-fashioned gazebo with bandstand was constructed in 1981. An engraved granite…

📍 LeRoy, Coffey County

MUSEUM

Lester Raymer's Red Barn Studio Museum

Even the walk on the red-brick path to this fairy-tale looking barn…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

PERFORMING CENTER

Liberty Hall

Abraham Lincoln once called Lawrence 'the cradle of Liberty,' thus the original…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Lickskillet School

Rural schools in this area were known by nicknames: Lickskillet, Apple Pie,…

📍 Overbrook, Osage County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Liebenthal St. Joseph Church

Its single spire pierces the sky, and a red roof draws attention…

📍 Liebenthal, Rush County

PARK

Light Park

At the entrance to Light Park a plaque notes that the stone…

📍 Liberal, Seward County

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