- City:
- Cottonwood Falls, KS
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designer:
- H E Keller
- Contractor:
- Constant
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The building was initially built as a municipal building, but it was first rented by the state of Kansas to the National Guard for use as an armory for the headquarters of the 1st Battalion of the 137th Infantry of the National Guard. Subsequent uses were as a skating rink, several retail stores, and office space for Chase County during the county courthouse renovation. Presently, the front of the building houses offices for the city of Cottonwood Falls as well as meeting space. The large space behind the offices has been used as the home of Prairie Past Times since 2015 for art exhibitions and music performance.
Source notes
Chase County Historical Sketches, history seen at and reproduced by the Prairie Past Times which occupies the building.
Plaque on site.
Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on November 5, 2021.
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