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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC BUILDING

Minneapolis Historic Bank Building

The 1887 former Minneapolis National Bank with balcony, marble pillars, bright yellow…

📍 Minneapolis, Ottawa County

GARDEN

Mission Hills

In 1912 urban planner J.C. Nichols began developing Mission Hills into America's…

📍 Mission Hills, Johnson County

CURIOSITY

Mission Mount

Although having a street name, Mission Mount, off Elm between 17th and…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Missouri Pacific Depot

This red-brick 1917 depot with a mansard roof has been beautifully restored.…

📍 Downs, Osborne County

COURTHOUSE

Mitchell County Courthouse

With its limestone walls and sandstone trim, this beautiful structure was designed…

📍 Beloit, Mitchell County

AGRICULTURE

Model Stock Farm

Three native limestone buildings remain from a circa 1900 Model Stock Farm.…

📍 Bazine, Ness County

ARCHITECTURE

Monarch Houses

Monarch Portland Cement Company was founded in 1908 and reorganized in 1913…

📍 Humboldt, Allen County

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)

Montezuma WPA Projects

The 1933 and 1935 work of the WPA is found in the…

📍 Montezuma, Gray County

COURTHOUSE

Montgomery County Courthouse

The 1886 Montgomery County Courthouse was remodeled and expanded in the Modern…

📍 Independence, Montgomery County

HISTORIC HOME

Morgan House

This 1881 Queen Anne home was the residence of W.H. Morgan, longtime…

📍 Peabody, Marion County

CITY HALL

Morrill City Hall

From the outside, this building has little personality. But step through two…

📍 Morrill, Brown County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Morrill Historic Bank Building

Roxanna and Fanning. Standing stately, but empty, this red-brick structure was built…

📍 Morrill, Brown County

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