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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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FAIRGROUNDS

Rooks County Fairgrounds

The Rooks County Free Fair has been bringing the county together since…

📍 Stockton, Rooks County

MUSEUM

Rooks County Historical Museum

  A Pete Felten limestone sculpture of a draft horse marks this…

📍 Stockton, Rooks County

ARCHITECTURE

Roosevelt-Lincoln Junior High School

On this property occupying almost a full city block, Lincoln School, on…

📍 Salina, Saline County

BARN

Round Barn

Finding round barns is a source of great pleasure for barnies, and…

📍 Burlington, Coffey County

CUSTOMS

Round Square

Blue Rapids holds the distinction of having the only round town square…

📍 Blue Rapids, Marshall County

VISITOR CENTER

Route 66 Visitor Center

You might guess from its iconic cottage style that this visitor center…

📍 Baxter Springs, Cherokee County

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)

Ruppenthal Middle School

The Ruppenthal Middle School is a 1938 WPA project.

📍 Russell, Russell County

COURTHOUSE

Rush County Courthouse

One of the older courthouses in the state, this 1889 Romanesque Revival…

📍 LaCrosse, Rush County

MUSEUM

Rush County Historical Museum

The 1887 Santa Fe depot from nearby Timken is now home to…

📍 LaCrosse, Rush County

COURTHOUSE

Russell County Courthouse

Constructed between 1902 and 10904, the post-rock and concrete building is done…

📍 Russell, Russell County

PAINTED LADIES

S.T. Stevenson Home

Successful dry goods merchant S.T. Stevenson mail ordered the design for his…

📍 Belleville, Republic County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Sabetha Historic Bank

The oriel window against the blond brick is striking as is the…

📍 Sabetha, Nemaha County

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