The Star Block, at 520 Market Street, Osage City, center of photo, was once an early day doctor’s office, operated by Dr. Roup for a year or so sometime around the early 1890s. Photo thanks to the Osage County Historical Society.
OSAGE CITY, Kan. – An Osage City property will receive a historic preservation project grant as part of 2021 round of Heritage Trust Fund grant program.
The Star Block, a portion of the downtown in Osage City on Market Street, will receive $90,000 of the total of $1,168,492 awarded for 15 historic preservation projects across the state.
HTF grants reimburse expenses for projects that preserve or restore qualifying historic properties. The funded projects represent a diverse collection of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places or the Register of Historic Kansas Places. All awards are contingent upon available funding.
“Kansas has a unique and rich history, and with these awards, we can continue to celebrate and learn about that history for generations to come,” Governor Laura Kelly said in announcing the grants.
The HTF board approved these projects listed by county:
- Butler: First Presbyterian Church of DeGraff, $62,990
- Chase: Strong City Opera House, $90,000
- Clark: Hodson Hotel/Hardesty House, $57,600
- Douglas: First Methodist Episcopal Church, $90,000
- Greenwood: Eureka Memorial Hall, $87,168
- Hamilton: Northrup Theater, $90,000
- Harvey: Newton Carnegie Library, $29,734
- Jefferson: Newell-Johnson-Searle House Outbuilding, $82,900
- Johnson: Olathe Memorial Cemetery, $90,000
- Lincoln: Lincoln State Bank, $90,000
- Marion: Donaldson & Hosmer Building, $89,700
- Neosho: Oak Grove School District No. 20, $38,400
- Osage: Star Block, $90,000
- Shawnee: Jayhawk Hotel, Theater & Walk, $90,000
- Shawnee: Thacher Building, $90,000
For more information about the Heritage Trust Fund program, contact the State Historic Preservation Office at 785-272-8681, ext. 240, kshs.shpo@ks.gov, or visit kshs.org/14617.
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