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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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CITY HALL

Wathena City Hall

City Hall is in an impressive 1942 WPA stone structure.

📍 Wathena, Doniphan County

MUSEUM

Watkins Museum of History

Built as a Romanesque style bank in 1888, this splendid building now…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

BAR AND GRILL

Waudby's Sports Bar & Grill

Half the fun of eating and having a cold one in Waudby's…

📍 Russell, Russell County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Waugh Building

A double-arch corner entrance with marble columns brings your attention to this…

📍 Eskridge, Wabaunsee County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Wayside Chapel

Deep in a foxhole in Germany during WWII, Willis Reimer promised himself…

📍 Selkirk, Wichita County

LODGING

Weaver Hotel

Waterville's anchor building is this striking three-story railroad hotel built in 1905…

📍 Waterville, Marshall County

ART

Wedding Ring Design

In Caney the wedding ring pattern isn't just for quilts. It was…

📍 Caney, Montgomery County

HISTORIC WATER TOWER

Weir Tower

Although taller, the brick cylindrical water tower at Weir is a near…

📍 Weir, Cherokee County

HISTORIC HOME

Welborn 'Doc' Barton House

Architecturally this rural Folk Victorian structure with eight exterior doorways is a…

📍 Ingalls, Gray County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Wellington Carnegie Library

This beautifully renovated 1916 Neoclassical structure still houses the Wellington Public Library.…

📍 Wellington, Sumner County

ARCHITECTURE

Wellington Memorial Auditorium

Originally named Liberty Hall, this 1922 building was constructed as a tribute…

📍 Wellington, Sumner County

LOG CABIN

Wells P. Bailey House

A one-and-a-half-story traditional hewn log house (RHKP) built in 1870 by Wells…

📍 Lyndon, Osage County

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