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In Loving Memory

IN LOVING MEMORY OF  CONNIE MARY LEWIS 1926 TO 2006  AND EVAN LEWIS 1922 TO 2013 Submitted by @caddickbrown

IN LOVING MEMORY OF  CONNIE MARY LEWIS 1926 TO 2006  AND EVAN LEWIS 1922 TO 2013 Submitted by @caddickbrown

    Kristkerken

    Submitted by @caddickbrown

    Submitted by @caddickbrown

      Transamerica Redwood Park

      TRANSAMERICA REDWOOD PARK  PROVIDED FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR EMPLOYEES, TENANTS AND FRIENDS

      TRANSAMERICA REDWOOD PARK  PROVIDED FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR EMPLOYEES, TENANTS AND FRIENDS

      • transamerica
      • san francisco
      • california
      • bay area

      Anderson Building

      Anderson Building   Constructed ca. 1866 to house Sutliff Clothier. This typical commercial block held Hutson Bakery 1886–1893, Anderson Confectionary 1893–1913   Facade altered in early 20th...

      Anderson Building   Constructed ca. 1866 to house Sutliff Clothier. This typical commercial block held Hutson Bakery 1886–1893, Anderson Confectionary 1893–1913   Facade altered in early 20th...

      • anderson
      • building
      • sutliff
      • hutson

      Eldridge House Hotel

      National Register of Historic Places The Eldridge House Hotel 7th and Massachusetts Street Built c. 1925 The Lawrence Preservation Alliance   Submitted by: @shinton  

      National Register of Historic Places The Eldridge House Hotel 7th and Massachusetts Street Built c. 1925 The Lawrence Preservation Alliance   Submitted by: @shinton

      • eldridge
      • hotel
      • nrhp
      • lawrence
      • kansas

      825-827 Massachusetts Street

      825–827 Massachusetts Street   Site of various Lawrence bakeries 1860s–1931 J.A. Keeler Stationery and Book Shop 1886–1909 Montgomery Ward Department Store 1931–1968 Wards combined 825 and 827...

      825–827 Massachusetts Street   Site of various Lawrence bakeries 1860s–1931 J.A. Keeler Stationery and Book Shop 1886–1909 Montgomery Ward Department Store 1931–1968 Wards combined 825 and 827...

      • massachusetts
      • street
      • lawrence
      • kansas

      Watkins Land Mortgage Company and National Bank

      Watkins Land Mortgage Company and National Bank   Richardsonian Romanesque style building, designed by Cobb and Frost, architects, erected in 1888 for Lawrence financier, Jabez B. Watkins.  ...

      Watkins Land Mortgage Company and National Bank   Richardsonian Romanesque style building, designed by Cobb and Frost, architects, erected in 1888 for Lawrence financier, Jabez B. Watkins.  ...

      • watkins
      • bank
      • lawrence
      • kansas
      • city hall
      • nrhp
      • romanesque

      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...

      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...

      • miller
      • hall
      • free state
      • lawrence
      • kansas
      • quantrill

      Eldridge Hotel Cornerstone

      1855 1857 HOTEL ELDRIDGE 1863 1925   Submitted by: @shinton

      1855 1857 HOTEL ELDRIDGE 1863 1925   Submitted by: @shinton

      • hotel
      • eldridge
      • cornerstone

      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....

      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....

      • free state
      • hotel
      • new england ...
      • quantrill
      • rotary club
      • eldridge

      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...

      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...

      • lawrence
      • kansas
      • studio
      • photography
      • marks

      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

      • roosevelt
      • 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

      • matthew
      • 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