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The Kansas State Capitol, known also as the Kansas Statehouse, is the building housing the executive and legislative branches of government for the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in the city of Topeka, which has served as the capital of Kansas since the territory became a state in 1861, the building is the second to serve as the Kansas Capitol.
The Kansas Historical Society is the official state historical society of Kansas.. Headquartered in Topeka, it operates as "the trustee of the state" for the purpose of maintaining the state's history and operates the Kansas Museum of History, Kansas State Archives and Library, Kansas State Capitol Tour Center, and 16 state-owned sites.
This list of tallest buildings in Kansas ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Kansas by height. The tallest building in Kansas is the Epic Center in Wichita, which contains 22 floors and is 385 ft (117 m) tall. The second-tallest building in the state is the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka, which rises 326 feet (99 m).
County/Residence Notes Citation William Wale Updegraff: 1861 Republican Osawatomie [1] [2] Moses S. Adams: 1862 Republican Leavenworth [1] [2] Josiah Kellogg: 1863 Republican Leavenworth [1] [2] Jacob Stotler: 1865 Radical Republican Leavenworth [1] [2] John Taylor Burris: 1866 Republican Emporia [1] [2] Preston Bierce Plumb: 1867 Republican ...
Kansas State Capitol; L. Lane University; S. Shawnee Methodist Mission This page was last edited on 17 December 2024, at 12:01 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Under the plan, Kansas would issue Sales Tax and Revenue, or STAR, bonds to cover up to 75% of project costs. Current law limits STAR bonds projects to 50% of costs.
After the state government moved into the new East Wing of the present Capitol, on December 25, 1869, Constitution Hall held commercial uses and later, residential apartments on the second floor. On July 4, 1903, the Topeka Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) placed a commemorative plaque in the sidewalk, at 427-429 S ...
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