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The first house built in Lawrence, a log cabin, belonging to Clark Stearns (also known as Charles Stearns). It was located at 620 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas.
Creator: Lamon, W. H.
Date: between 1855 and 1858
This photograph of a log cabin represents one type of shelter that early Kansans built.
KS:1st:3.2
Item Number: 207743
Call Number: FK2.D4 L.75 MASS *5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 207743
Built Environment - Materials - Wood - Log
Curriculum - 1st Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Groups of people (Benchmark 2) - Early Kansas shelters (Indicator 5)
Curriculum - 1st Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Significant events (Benchmark 3) - Kansas flag symbols (Indicator 2)
Date - 1854-1860
Home and Family - Residences - Log cabins
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Carte-de-visite
People - Men
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Carte-de-visite
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/207743