Sunday, January 15, 2023

A Work in Progress; Historic Sites in Shawnee County

Well, this is a little frustrating. Formatting always is, but I will keep at it. In the meantime here Topeka Historic Resources Kansas State Capitol Kansas Museum of History https://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-museum-of-history/19578 Brown v. Board of Education NHS 785-354-4273; https://www.nps.gov/brvb/index.htm The Great Overland Station Union Pacific Depot 785-232-5533; https://www.greatoverlandstation.com/group-tours Combat Air Museum 785- 862-3303; office@combatairmuseum.com Kansas Air National Guard Museum 785-862-1020; https://www.kansasguardmuseum.com/ Topeka Cemetery Lisa Sandmyer; 785-233-4132, topekacemetery@gmail.com Old Prairie Town John Bell; 785- 251-6989, john.bell@snco.us The Ritchie House/Shawnee County Historical Society Bob Totten; 785) 234-6097, shawneecountyhistory@gmail.com Constitution Hall Chris Meinhardt; 785-250-8228, tour@oldkansascapitol.org Colored Women’s Club Sandra Lassiter 785) 221-5694 or Faith Temple Church at (785) 235-1834 Jayhawk Theater Jeff Carson; 785) 233-4295; info@jayhawktheatre.org First Presbyterian Church 785 233 9601; info@fpctopeka.org Topeka High School Historical Society Joan Barker; 785) 295-3200 or https://m.me/THSHistoricalSociety?fbclid=IwAR1lMRhYcKLg7KGcE1LqpPPf1HMGG5s-JqbImX5NOsngcN26efVCp7B29YU Charles Curtis Home? Seaman High Historical Society Topeka Genealogical Association Breakdown of Topeka's Heritage Sites !. Transportation Aviation Combat Air Museum Air National Guard Museum Longren's Aircraft Factory on 1401 N Winfield Longren's Aircraft Works on 420 SW Jackson Billard Airport Hangers Forbes Airport Hangers Allen Airport Hangers Railroad Great Overland Station Santa Fe Shops Old Santa Fe Office Building Trails Oregon/California Ruts (Governor's Mansion, Uniontown, w of Big Springs, Tecumseh boulder) Military Trails (Ft. Leavenworth-Ft. Riley) Native American Trail? Roads Hwy 40 National Road Hwy 24 Golden Belt Rd Street car routes/transit routes Tpeka Intracity Transit Automobile Smith Car Co. 2. Commercial Buildings Capitol GAR Memorial Bldg Ward Meade Menninger Tower Bldg Jayhawk Tower Jayhawk Theater TPAC/City Hall Shelter House/Gage Park Crawford Building Knox/Columbian Bulding Columbian Bank US Post Office on S Kansas and N Kanss Rtichie House Consittuion Hall, the Free State Capitol Exoduster Stagin area/Expo center grounds Downtown Masonic Hall Hughes Conoco ATSF Motive Power Building Casson Building Central Motor and Finance Corporation Building Davies Building Gordon Building HTK Architects Masonic Grand Lodge Santa Fe Hospital Thatcher Building Tinkham Veale Building 3. Historic Homes Curtis House Crosby Mansion Woodward House Dillon House Ross Row Houses Cedar Crest 4. Apartments The Devon Building The Gem Building Hick's Block St. Joseph's Lofts Kansas Avenue Lofts Huntoon Street Row Houses Evergreen Court Apartments St. John's Lutheran School Senate Apartments 5. Neighborhoods Potwin College Hill Holliday Park Elmhurst Old Town Coutry Club Addition (is this the same as Quinton Heights?) Westboro Oakland Tennessee Town Kenwood NOTO East Topeka Ward Meade Auburndale Governor's Row Collins Park Central Park Westwood Chesney Park 6. Churches First Presbyterian St.Joseph's Our Lady of Guadalupe SL Baptist Church Grace Cathedral First Methodist Holy Name Assumption St.Johs AME St. Marks AME Shiloh Baptist Pilgrm Baptist Swedish Church north of 6th and near Terry's North Topeka Baptist Church Westminister Presbyterian 7. Schools Monroe Sumner Topeka High Randolph Cair Paravel East Topeka Junior High Gage (Topeka Civic Theater) Sacred Heart Curtis Junior High 8. Fire Stations 1, 2, 4. 6. 7 9. Cemeteries Topeka Mt. Auburn Curtis Ritchie Rochester Prairie Home Mt. Hope Topeka State Hospital Menninger Hill??? Simmerwell Union Town 10. Bridges Blacksmith Creek Bridge McCauley Bridge Thomas Arch Bridge 11. Villages Fool Cheif's Village Hard Cheif's Village

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