Places • 800 Louisiana Legacy of early craftsmen in Old West Lawrence. Construction of the house at 800 Louisiana probabl... • 9th Street Baptist Church Ninth Street Baptist Church. This is the second African American Baptist church in the city of Lawr... • A Bird's Eye View of Haskell Haskell Institute (now known as Haskell Indian Nations University). Construction of the first H... • Barber School One room rural school north of Clinton Lake gets restored.On Nov. 13, 1871, the District Board purch... • Bell House The Bell house was built at 1008 Ohio in 1863. It has been registered for its historical significanc... • Bowersock Opera House The second opera building. The Bowersock Opera House,located on the northeast corner of Massachus... • Buch's Bandstand Bandstand in South Park. Buch's Bandstand is located in the east half of South Park, on Massach... • Carnagie Library The Carnegie Building was built in 1904 on the corner of Ninth and Vermont Street in Lawrence, Kansa... • Carnegie Library The Carnegie Building was built in 1904 on the corner of Ninth and Vermont Street in Lawrence, Kansa... • Castle Tea Room The Castle Tea Room at 1307 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kansas was built for the Joseph N. Rob... • Chemistry Building at the University of Kansas The Chemistry Building at the University of Kansas. The Chemistry building is today named for ... • Consolidated Barb Wire Co. J.D. Bowersock's Consolidated Barb Wire Company (CBW Co.) This industry on the south bank of ... • Drawing of Lawrence, Kansas 1854-55 Lawrence,Kansas in 1854 - 1855. A drawing by J. C. Rice of Lawrence, Kansas depicting Massach... • Drawing of Lawrence, Kansas 1856 Pencil drawing of Lawrence in 1856. The drawing was found in the corner-stone of the old Unita... • Eldridge Hotel The current Eldridge Hotel was built in 1926 replacing an historic hotel named after Col. Shalor Eld... • Eldridge House The Eldridge House,9th & Winthrop(7th) Streets. The Eldridge House (and later Eldridge Hotel) i... • First house in Lawrence The first house in Lawrence. The cabin was constructed by Charles Stearns with help from Achill... • Foot Bridge Across Ravine The Footbridge across ravine. The footbridge that crossed the deep ravine that started on Mount... • Griswold, Mrs. Nellie Beatty at Griswold House Mrs. Griswold on the porch of her home,1880. Mrs. Griswold stands on the porch of Griswo... • Grover's Barn Underground Railroad "station",2001 This photo shows the north side of the Lawrence fire sta... • Inside view of the Lawrence National Bank 8 The Lawrence National Bank,1898. In 1898 the bank was located at 647 Massachusetts Street. ... • Kansas Seed House An early Lawrence business,1886. A picture of the "Kansas Seed House," as owned and operated by... • Kansas Territorial Map Kansas Territorial Map - 1856. This map depicts Kansas Territory in 1856. Most settelments are ... • Lake at Bismarck Grove Ponds and Lakes at Bismarck Grove,1940. The first photo shows one of the several lakes that w... • Lane (Jim/James H. )house The home of early Kansas pioneer, James Lane. Exterior view of the house belonging to Jim (Jam... • Lawrence House The Lawrence House, 51 Vermont Street. The Lawrence House was erected in 1858 by F. W. Sparr ... • Lawrence university on Mt. Oread An early view from Mt Oread toward the town of Lawrence. Photographed by DaLee, Lawrence, Kan... • Machinery Hall Machinery Hall. This photo is of the building in Bismarck Grove known as Machinery Hall and w... • Murphy-Bromelsick House This stone vernacular house, built at 909 Pennsylvania, was home to two families who established dee... • Nickel Theatre An early theater in Lawrence. "The Nickel," was the first motion picture theater in the entire ... • Old Congregational Church Old Plymouth Congregational Church. On the 22nd of October, 1854, the original Congregational... • Old Frazer Hall at the University of Kansas Old Frazer Hall on the campus of the University of Kansas. Frazer Hall is named for Gen. John F... • Old Settlers Reunion The Old Settlers Association meeting at Bismarck Grove,1879. These two photos show those people... • Patee Theatre The Patee Theatre,1920. This rare photograph, reproduced from a damaged negative in the Alfred ... • Physics Building at the University of Kansas Blake Hall at the Universtiy of Kansas. The building was named for Physics and Astronomy profes... • Pioneer Cemetery Early cemetery. This 6-acre cemetary was Lawrence's first burial site, dedicated in 1855. The ... • Place Hotel The Place Hotel located on the northeast corner of Warren (9th) and New Hampshire Streets. The ... • Plymouth Congregational Church (1) Clipping from Plymouth Congregational Church Christmas program. This depicts the first building for ... • Plymouth Congregational Church Fortieth Anniversary The Plymouth Congregational Church. This is a picture of the fortieth anniversary (in 1897) o... • Race Track at Bismarck Grove The Half Mile Race Track at Bismarck Grove. These photo shows the race track which was locate a... • Razing of the old High School Razing of a Lawrence Landmark - Workmen have been razing Old High Junior High School building at 9th... • Riggs House 1501 Pennsylvania On April 16, 1859, Samuel A. Riggs arrived in Lawrence and began to practice ... • River and Manufacturing District View of the Kaw River(Kansas,1898). A view from north side of the Kaw River(Kansas) looking tow... • Robert Miller Home "Station" on the underground railroad.A present day photo of the Robert Miller home on East 19th St... • Sands Building The Sands Building 700 block of Massachusetts Street. This view of the Sands building, on the e... • Santa Fe House The Sante Fe Hotel. A front view of the Santa Fe Hotel located a 301 Winthrop(8th)Street. ... • Snow Hall at Kansas University Snow Hall at the University of Kansas. Snow Hall is named for Francis Huntington Snow, KU's ... • St. Nicholas Hotel Lawrence Kansas Second hotel in Lawrence. Work was started on the St. Nicholas Hotel on September 26, 1854. It... • Tabernacle in Bismarck Grove The Tabernacle at Bismarck Grove. This photo shows the tabernacle that was constructed by the... • The Stables at Bismarck Grove The Stables at Bismarck Grove. This view of Bismarck Grove was taken from the roof of the sta... • The Varsity Theatre The Varsity nee The New Vaudeville Theatre The early entertainment entrepreneur, Lee Cohn, who h... • Train Depot & Visitor's Center Current view of the Union Pacific depot. The refurbished train depot in North Lawrence now serves... • Treehouse One of several Cameron houses in the area.The photo shows one of the homes and tree houses built b... • Trinity Episcopal Church, a photo album Early Episcopal Church Twelve views of Trinity Episcopal Church are modern photoprints from copy ... • Turner Hall Turner Hall, Lawrence, Kansas. Turner Hall was built in 1868 at the corner of Rhode Island and ... • Unitarian Church The Unitarian Church. The newly arrived missionary of the American Unitarian Association held ... • Usher House Mansion at 1425 Tennessee. Built in 1872 of distinctive limestone, this Italianate structure, so pop... • Vick's Place Lawrence business. Vick's Place was a confectionary store located at 14th and Massachusetts in th... • View of K.U. Looking South A bird's eye view of K.U. This view was more than likely taken from the water tower that stood t... • View of Lawrence 1858 A Birds-eye view of Lawrence;1858. This drawing of Lawrence in 1858 looks southwest from the K... • View of Lawrence 1880 A bird's eye view of Lawrence;1880. This drawing depicts Lawrence as it looked in 1880. The vi... • Views of Massachusetts Street in 1898 Four overviews of Massachusetts Street,1898. All four views were taken of the intersection of Mas... • Watkins National Bank Building The Watkins National Bank. The Watkins National Bank was located on the northwest corner of 11t... • W. S. Tough Home Captain W. S. Tough Home. This photo was taken in 1912. The owner, either Captain W.S. Tough... • Wulfkuhle farm Sturdy example of a German farm family. August Wulfkuhle and his wife, Caroline Dreves were German ... 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