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A photograph showing excavation construction for Topeka High School, located at 800 SW 10th Street, Topeka, Kansas. It was designed by architects Thomas Williamson and Ted Greist and completed in 1931. The building features a 155 foot bell tower and many architectural elements copied from Hampton Court Palace located near London, England. Topeka High School was the first million dollar high school built west of the Mississippi River. In the background of this photograph, is Wolfe Hall at the College of Sisters of Bethany.
Date: 1930
Item Number: 217513
Call Number: FK2.S5 T.3 C *94
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217513
Built Environment - Function - Education - School - Secondary School
Business and Industry - Construction
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1930s - 1930
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Bethany College, Topeka, Kansas
Education - Secondary
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs
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