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This set of photographs show the remains of a stone octagonal house located 1 mile west and 1/2 mile south of Valencia in Shawnee County, Kansas. The structure built in 1911 by R. E. Jones was intended to be used as a chicken house. The two individuals in the fourth photograph have been identified as Charles Darnell and Benny Root. The fourth photograph is dated January 11, 1931.
Date: Between 1930 and 1946
Item Number: 225288
Call Number: FK2.S5.75 *2-5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225288
Built Environment - Architectural Style - Octagon Mode
Built Environment - Function - Domestic - Single Dwelling
Built Environment - Materials - Stone
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1930s
Date - 1940s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Valencia
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs
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