Miller's Hall
Miller’s Hall Built for Josiah Miller, Free State Party activist and Lawrence’s first State Senator. Construction begun late 1850’s; partially destroyed during Quantrill’s raid; reconstruction...
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Eldridge Hotel Cornerstone
1855 1857 HOTEL ELDRIDGE 1863 1925 Submitted by: @shinton
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Free State Hotel
This marks the site of the Free State Hotel erected in 1855 by the New England Emigrant Aid Society. Destroyed by Sheriff Jones and his posse May 21, 1856 and rebuilt by Col. Schaler W. Eldridge....
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Lawrence Studio
Lawrence Studio Constructed Late 1860’s Alexander Marks, jeweler, was an early occupant This building, now reflective of Mission Style, housed dry goods, drugs, and jewelry businesses and...
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- kansas
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- photography
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Round Corner Drug
Round Corner Drug Building constructed in 1866 to house a drug store founded by B. W. Woodward in 1855. Oldest drug store in Lawrence and Kansas in continuous operation. Submitted by: @shinton
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Marks Jewelers
Marks Jewelers This building has housed a variety of commercial enterprises since the mid 1860’s including a grocery, clothier, and tobacco shops. Sol Marks began operating a jewelry shop on...
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- lawrence
- kansas
Douglas County Courthouse
Douglas County Courthouse Designed by John G. Haskill and Fredrick Gunn in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Constructed by the firm of Cuthbert and Sargent of Topeka, KS 1903–1904. Listed...
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- lawrence
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- romanesque
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Wiedemann Building
Wiedemann Building Wiedemann’s, a popular candy and ice cream store, operated on this site from 1886–ca. 1943. Prominent social center, tea room and dance hall. The Jay Shoppe Ladies...
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- ice cream
Roosevelt Fountain
1910 Presented by The National Humane Alliance Hermon Lee Ensign, Founder More info: http://www 2.ljworld.com/news/1998/aug/03/fountain_renovation _ideas_flow/ Submitted by: @shinton
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South Park Gazebo
Erected by Buch’s Band May 1906 Submitted by: @shinton
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Matthew Moore Terrace
Matthew Moore Terrace In memory of Matthew Moore from the Bob Moore Family He loved to read Submitted by: @shinton
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- memorial
- lawrence
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- library
Morris Sports Building
Morris Sports Building 1987 Bo Newsom Construction Company Submitted by: @shinton
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- lawrence
- kansas
The First Lawrence U.S. Post Office
The First Lawrence U.S. Post Office 645 New Hampshire Street has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1906
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John Brown and the Siege of Lawrence
John Brown and the Siege of Lawrence, September 14–15, 1856 On the afternoon of September 14th, 1856, the Free State settlement of Lawrence, Kansas Territory was threatened with invasion by an...
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- abolitionism
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First House
Site of first house in Lawrence 60 Feet East Submitted by: @shinton
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Shane-Thompson Studio
Shane-Thompson Studio Erected ca. 1885 as a photography studio and home for Captain J. B. Shane J. B. Shane and his daughter, Juno Bell Shane-Thompson, documented the lives of Lawrence citizens...
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- kansas
Downtown Redevelopment Project
Downtown Redevelopment Project 1972 1973 City Commission - Nancy Hambleton, Jack Rose, Barkley Clark, Fred J. Pence, John H. Emick, J. R. Pulliam, Charles F. Fisher Buford M. Watson, Jr., City...
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- lawrence
- kansas
- redevelopment
The Lavender Pit
THIS OPEN PIT MINE IS NAMED THE LAVENDER PIT IN HONOR OF HARRISON M. LAVENDER 1890 - 1952 WHO AS VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION CONCEIVED AND CARRIED OUT THIS...
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Stockbridge Town Hall
Stockbridge Town Hall Designed by Elijah E. Myers, the Stockbridge Town Hall was constructed by Mitter & Headerlong in 1892. This stately Romanesque structure was built to house local township...
White Oak Township Hall
Ingham County Historical Marker White Oak Township Hall Property was purchased for $50 in 1875 from Danial and Mary Hamilton. Completed in 1877, it contains the original rough wooden...