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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  

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

  • round
  • corner
  • drug
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • woodward

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...

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...

  • marks
  • jewelers
  • 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...

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...

  • douglas county
  • courthouse
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • romanesque
  • nrhp

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...

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...

  • wiedemann
  • building
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • tea
  • dance
  • ice cream

Roosevelt Fountain

1910 Presented by The National Humane Alliance Hermon Lee Ensign, Founder   More info: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/1998/aug/03/fountain_renovation_ideas_flow/   Submitted by: @shinton  

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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  • fountain
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • horse

South Park Gazebo

Erected by Buch’s Band May 1906   Submitted by: @shinton  

Erected by Buch’s Band May 1906   Submitted by: @shinton

  • gazebo
  • band
  • park
  • lawrence
  • kansas

Matthew Moore Terrace

Matthew Moore Terrace In memory of Matthew Moore from the Bob Moore Family He loved to read   Submitted by: @shinton  

Matthew Moore Terrace In memory of Matthew Moore from the Bob Moore Family He loved to read   Submitted by: @shinton

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  • moore
  • terrace
  • dedication
  • memorial
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • library

Morris Sports Building

Morris Sports Building 1987 Bo Newsom Construction Company   Submitted by: @shinton  

Morris Sports Building 1987 Bo Newsom Construction Company   Submitted by: @shinton

  • morris
  • sports
  • building
  • 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  

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

  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • post office
  • nrhp
  • usdoi

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...

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...

  • john brown
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • siege
  • free state
  • abolitionism
  • civil war