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KPA’s Awards for
Excellence recognize outstanding preservation efforts and
illustrate the diversity of preservation activity in Kansas.
The awards are presented in two categories in recognition of
preservation advocacy and exemplary preservation projects.
The Alliance has sponsored the annual, juried awards program
since 1981. This year’s awards were presented in Wichita
on April 29 during the 2004 Kansas Preservation Conference.
KPA thanks Key
Construction Company of Wichita for their sponsorship of our
Awards Reception and Degginger’s Foundry for the casting of our
Awards Medallions.
Awards for
Excellence Program sponsored by the Ross Foundation of Wichita
and the Legacy of Justice Foundation of Topeka. |
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Marion
City Library – the Santa Fe Depot. The 1912
Santa Fe Depot is the new home of the Marion City
Library, preserving the history and architecture of the
depot. Architect for the project was Pettijohn &
Kinney Architects of Overland park and the General
Contractor, Sunflower Builders of Manhattan. The
project preserved an important representative of
Marion’s history for the entire community to use and
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The
Midland Hotel in Wilson – Constructed in 1899 and
rebuilt after it was gutted by a fire in 1902, the
Midland Hotel had stood vacant for over ten years.
A result of tireless determination, the Wilson Community
Foundation reopened the doors of the Midland Hotel last
summer. Fred Abercromibie of Russell was the
architect for the project and Mid-Continental
Restoration Co., Inc., of Fort Scott
was the General
Contractor. |
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The News Center – The
Lawrence U.S. Post Office was built in 1906. The building
served as the Lawrence post office until 1965 when a new postal
facility was built. Later used by the University of
Kansas, the building was purchased in 1999, rehabilitated, and
renamed The News Center – serving as the combined offices for
the news staff of the Journal-World, Channel 6 News, and
World Online. The architects for the project were Treanor
Arachitects of Lawrence, Trapp and Company Interior Design, and
Harris Construction, Contractor. |
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Stiefel Theater for the
Performing Arts in Salina – The Fox-Watson Theater opened in
1931, a lavish Art deco facility that served the Salina
community until 1987. The City of Salina and the
Historic Fox Theater Foundation completed restoration and
reopened the theater with a sell-out concert in March
2003. Jones Gillam Architects Engineers were the
architects for the project, and Norm Yenkey was the
General
Contractor. |
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Abernathy Lofts in Leavenworth –
The Abernathy Furniture Company building was constructed in
1879 and served the Leavenworth community until 1950. By
the 1990’s the building was used as a flea market.
Purchased by Allied Development of Kansas City, the building has
been converted to affordable Apartments. The architect and
developer was Steve Foutch of Allied Development LLC, Straub
Construction In Lenexa was the General Contractor. |
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HONORABLE
MENTION AND ADVOCACY AWARDS |
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Curtis Junior High School in
Topeka – After Sitting vacant for more than ten years and
with few panes of glass remaining in the windows, Curtis Junior
High was purchased by real estate Developers, Pioneer Group,
Inc. of Topeka, rehabilitated and reopened last December as
senior apartments. Architect One was the architect for the
project, Woltkamp Construction the General Contractor. |
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Arkansas Valley Lodge in Wichita
– Constructed in 1910, Arkansas Valley Lodge was home of the
Prince Hall Masons, the only Masonic group that Blacks could
join at the time. Purchased by the Urban Renewal Authority
in 1974, the building was used for storage and by 2000 had
become dilapidated making rehabilitation urgent. In 2000,
the Sedgwick County Commissioners endorsed a plan to
rehabilitate the building. Law/Kingdon, Inc. was the
architect for the project. Dudley Williams & Associates
and Don McMican were the Structural Engineers and Alcon
Construction was the General Contractor. |
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PRESERVATION
ADVOCACY
Davis Moulden
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Leavenworth. Nominated by the Preservation Alliance of
Leavenworth for his long-term commitment to historic
preservation of downtown Leavenworth. Mr. Moulden is
responsible for the rehabilitation of nine properties in
downtown Leavenworth in recent years. His commitment to
Leavenworth and its history is commendable.
Sedgwick
County – The effort to save the Arkansas Valley Lodge was
led by Commissioner Carolyn McGinn and the Board of County
Commissioners funded the rehabilitation effort to the tune
of $1.9 million. The County’s Facility Project Services
with Stephanie Knebel, Manager and Jim Osterland, Senior Project
Manager, coordinated the project. The County is deserving
of recognition for its commitment to preserving a building that
was an important component of the history of the
African-American community in Wichita.
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Dr. Ed Johnson and Sterling
College – for their commitment to preserving Cooper Hall,
the original structure on the Sterling College campus,
constructed in 1887. Dr. Johnson is credited as
being the leading visionary of the project and the college
administration is commended for their efforts to retain an
important structure in the College’s history. |
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Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to BERND FOERSTER
Bernd is
a Trustee Emeritus for the National Trust for Historic
Preservation; an Adjunct Professor, Graduate
Preservation Program, Goucher College, Baltimore,
Maryland; a James Marston Fitch Lifetime Achievement
Award recipient, National Council for Preservation
Education; a founding member and Honorary Trustee of the
Kansas Preservation Alliance. KPA honors Bernd for
his endless commitment to preservation in the state of
Kansas and as a valued advisor to the KPA Board of
Directors. |
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