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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC HOME

William A. Quayle House

Known as Dream Haven, the house was the retirement home of Bishop…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

COURTHOUSE

Wilson County Courthouse

Designed by Kiene & Bradley Architects of Topeka and built by Freeto…

📍 Fredonia, Wilson County

LUSTRON

Wilson Lustron Home

The buttery yellow Lustron home is one of only 91 of the…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

HISTORIC OPERA HOUSE

Wilson Opera House

Out of the ashes of the 2009 fire will come an open-air…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

PARK

Wilson Park

The rotunda at Wilson Park, built in 1918, once hosted the traveling…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

CUSTOMS

Windmill City

Isabel was once known as the Windmill City because of the many…

📍 Isabel, Barber County

ARCHITECTURE

Winfield Architectural Tours

A 21-stop driving tour features historic homes built by architect William Caton,…

📍 Winfield, Cowley County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Winfield Carnegie Library

Now privately owned, the 1912 Carnegie library is at 10th Avenue and…

📍 Winfield, Cowley County

ARCHITECTURE

Wisner Library

Inside this beautiful 1910 pillared and brick building you'll find most books…

📍 Sharon, Barber County

HISTORIC HOME

Wolcott House

This 1928 stone Tudor Revival and French Eclectic former residence of J.J.…

📍 Mission Hills, Johnson County

HISTORIC HOME

Wolf House Museum

Serving from 1870 to the 1930s as a German boardinghouse, this two-story…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

GRAIN ELEVATORS

Wood Frame Grain Elevators

Two circa 1915 wood-frame grain elevators stand high against the sky east…

📍 Offerle, Edwards County

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