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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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LIBRARY

Nora E. Larabee Memorial Library

This 1907 Corinthian style red-brick library is a memorial to the only…

📍 Stafford, Stafford County

MILITARY

Norden Bombsight Vaults

The two well-preserved concrete bombsight vaults served as storage for the bombsights…

📍 Pratt, Pratt County

STONE ARCH BRIDGE

North Branch Otter Creek Bridge

J. Walter Sharp built this stone triple-arch bridge in 1908, and thankfully…

📍 Piedmont, Greenwood County

PARK

North Riverside Park Art Deco

The North Riverside Park comfort station (NRHP) was a 1934 Civil Works…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

HISTORIC HOME

Northrup House

The magnificent Queen Anne style Northrup House was built in 1895 and…

📍 Iola, Allen County

THEATRE

Northrup Theatre

Local businessman Frank Northrup built this classic art deco theatre in 1930,…

📍 Syracuse, Hamilton County

COURTHOUSE

Norton County Courthouse

This 1929 Modern Eclecticism structure stands out in brown brick and contrasting…

📍 Norton, Norton County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Norton Downtown Historic District

In 2011 44 properties were approved and designated as the Norton Downtown…

📍 Norton, Norton County

THEATRE

Norton Theatre

Sure to catch your eye is this theatre's smooth pink stucco exterior…

📍 Norton, Norton County

HISTORIC THEATRE

Nova Theater

Hats off to the Stockton community for its efforts in re-opening the…

📍 Stockton, Rooks County

HISTORIC OPERA HOUSE

Nuzum's Opera House

A dry goods business was the original occupant of this 1869 structure.…

📍 White Cloud, Doniphan County

SHOP STOPS

Oberlin Mercantile Company

Local art, clothing, Kansas books and food products, Victorian collectibles, collectible toys,…

📍 Oberlin, Decatur County

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