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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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COURTHOUSE

Thomas County Courthouse

"Spirit of the Prairie," a 1985 Charlie Norton bronze of a prairie…

📍 Colby, Thomas County

ART GALLERY

Thomas H. Bowlus Fine Arts &…

The art deco aluminum accents and geometric shapes beautifully augment both the…

📍 Iola, Allen County

BARN

Thornton Adobe Barn

Although it is in Pratt County, the barn is close to Isabel.…

📍 Isabel, Barber County

GRAIN ELEVATOR

Tile Grain Elevators

Thanks to the Eudora Community Museum, we know that the stand-out red-tile…

📍 Eudora, Douglas County

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)

Timken WPA School

The mighty Timken Termites went to grade school in this handsome native…

📍 Timken, Rush County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Timmons Chapel

This all-faiths chapel built in the Country English Gothic style is peaceful…

📍 Pittsburg, Crawford County

ARCHITECTURE

Tioga Inn

The six-story art deco building sporting gargoyles on each corner and beautiful…

📍 Chanute, Neosho County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Tipton St. Boniface Catholic Church

The present church was built in 1954 but the grotto dates to…

📍 Tipton, Mitchell County

MUSEUM

Tonganoxie Museum

The Tonganoxie Community Historical Society is on what was once the largest…

📍 Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County

PARK

Tootle Park

Milton Tootle owned the land designated for the townsite, thus the name…

📍 Miltonvale, Cloud County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Topeka Carnegie Library

A Carnegie library, erected in 1903, stands on the Washburn University campus.…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

THEATRE

Topeka Civic Theatre

Dinner theatre or performances sans dinner are presented for your enjoyment inside…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

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