2019 Places in Peril… Shanley Building 09/18/201911/17/2020 An Op-Ed by Michael Allen on the proposed demolition of the Shanley Building (December 24, 2019) Shanley Building The Shanley Building, built in 1935, was the first International Style building…
2014 Most Endangered… The Henry Blosser House 05/17/201411/17/2020 Malta BendSaline County The Henry Blosser House was constructed c.1878, built by E. R. Page. The home was built for Henry Blosser, who had moved his family from Ross County,…
2013 Most Endangered… The Poage-Arnold House “Three Gables” 05/17/201311/17/2020 Kansas CityClay County This house originated as a simple two-room building constructed ca. 1824, and the substantial brick addition was added in about 1860. The building is a center hall…
2012 Most Endangered… Kemper Arena 05/17/201211/17/2020 Kansas CityJackson County In 1972 the City of Kansas City selected the Chicago architecture firm of C.F. Murphy Associates to design a state of the art arena on the groups…
2011 Most Endangered… William P. Thompson House 05/17/201111/17/2020 Trenton VicinityGrundy County The William P. Thomson House, constructed c.1834, is the oldest building in Grundy County. Located in the vicinity of Trenton, this brick and stone home, known as…
2010 Most Endangered… Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church 05/18/201011/17/2020 LexingtonLafayette County Constructed in 1870, this stately Romanesque style building was once home to the largest African-American religious congregation in Lafayette County. Through the years the enrollment declined, the church…
