Featured Project
Keep Klean Building (Wichita)
Imagine a time when steam laundries captivated the attention of the public. In the years prior to home washing machines, particularly in Wichita, where the population quadrupled in three decades, steam laundries were essential to public health.
Gordon Building (Topeka)
The Gordon Building lost its historic windows in a 1966 tornado that wreaked havoc on the capital city. The windows were finally restored in a federal and state tax credit project.
Coronado Heights (Near Lindsborg)
This park commemorating Coronado's 1540 expedition into what would become Kansas, was developed beginning in the 1910s and came to fruition with WPA funding during the Great Depression. Davis Preservation prepared the National Register nomination for this unique property. To read the nomination, CLICK HERE.
Eagles Lodge (Wichita)
The Eagle's Lodge was one of 17 downtown Wichita buildings slated for demolition to make room for Wichita's new arena. The building was saved when the county relented to pressure from preservation advocates and sold the building. With incentives from the state and federal historic tax credits, this long-neglected building ...
Farmers State Bank (Lindsborg)
This building was rehabilitated for Lindsborg City Hall using the state historic tax credits.
Broadview Hotel (Emporia)
This major rehabilitation, the building's first since 1974, includes removal of paint from the historic brick. A History of the Broadview Hotel Eager to replace the Hotel Whitley, which was destroyed by fire in 1921, Emporia leaders formed the Emporia Hotel Corporation and sold stock to 300 Emporia citizens. On August 26, 1922, the corporation contracted ...
Wood, Brick and Stone Nominated for Emmy
WOOD, BRICK and STONE, a television show co-hosted by Davis Preservation's Christy Davis, has been nominated for an emmy. Below is a press release from local public television station KTWU: [caption id="attachment_116" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The Lawrence Carnegie Library, now home to Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area, was featured on Wood Brick and ...
