C.C. McPherson opened the McPherson Livery barn in October of 1879. In 1883, he kept three buggies, two spring wagons and nine head of horses. He expanded his business to house more in the early 1900s and had a “carry-all” which was particularly…
Pictured are Archie Cless, Carl Parr, and Irene Howard in possibly the first automobile seen in Rossville, Kansas. From the March 14, 1902, issue of the Rossville News, Mr. U. G. Stewart wrote, "Mr. George Burghart of the Burghart Cigar Company of…
detached residence, T-plan with two recessed entrances in ell, two stories, two front bays, wood frame and weatherboard construction, stone foundation (parged), hipped roof, low hipped front porch on turned posts, 2/2 double-hung wooden windows,…
Complete minutes from the Carnegie Public Library monthly board meetings. This meeting minutes collection starts April 19, 1910 and ends April 3, 1958.
Pages 312-321 include the original by-laws for the Library Board of Trustees.
Barn, rectangle with three cross aisles, timber frame with vertical board and batten sheathing, rubble stone foundation, gable roof with metal roofing. Gable end windows and louvered loft vents. Dutch doors S, central door N, interior stalls and…
Commercial building in row, rectangle, one story, three bays, brick front and reinforced concrete walls, flat roof and parapet.. Recessed brick panels and blocks, corbeled eave detail. Storefront altered-filled with woodframe and stuccoed.