Things to Do
Courthouse Clock
The clock displayed on four sides of the Courthouse dome keeps track of Cordell's downtown…
Explore →Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site
Frank Lloyd Wright designed Prairie Style House. Thirty-five room mansion with original art glass and…
Explore →Elsey-Hemphill Carriage Co.
The Elsey-Hemphill Carriage Company built and sold Studebaker Wagons and Carriages, harnesses, and repaired horse…
Explore →First National Bank Building (no longer standing)
THIS BUILDING WAS DEMOLISHED AFTER SUSTAINING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE MAY 4, 2003, TORNADO. The…
Explore →First National Bank of Dwight
Famed architech Frank Lloyd Wright designed and engineered this bank in 1905.
Explore →Fisher Fountain
Popular local attraction with ever changing computerized nightly displays of illuminated water.
Explore →Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple
Unity Temple is the last surviving major public building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie School…
Explore →Historic Bridge
The old bridge still functions as the access across Indian Creek within the city of…
Explore →Howe House
Completed in 1867 as the home of local stonemason Richard Howe, this two-story limestone structure…
Explore →Jack Creek King Post Bridge
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places , the Jack Creek King Post Jack's…
Explore →Lindley M. Harris House
This house was built in 1898, and features an asymmetrical front facade, spindlework and multiple…
Explore →Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site
Bridge was built in 1868 and is the longest of the four surviving covered bridges…
Explore →Mansfield Bank
The main portion of the Mansfield Bank building was built in 1917 and has been…
Explore →Old National Guard Armory
The National Guard Armory was built in Art Deco style during WWII during which it…
Explore →Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site
The Pierre Menard Home is the finest example of French colonial architecture in the Central…
Explore →Republic County Courthouse
TheRepublic County Courthouse is an Art Deco style of architecture and is listed on National…
Explore →River Forest Methodist Church
River Forest Methodist Church is the first stop of the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trusts'…
Explore →S.H. Kress Building
Built in 1929, this is a two-story buff brick structure with distinctive terra cotta trim.…
Explore →Scoville Square
Scoville Square was designed by E.E. Robers and is one of the few examples of…
Explore →Sparks Interactive Fountain
Spectators are encouraged to step inside a fountain that performs four 8-minute shows hourly to…
Explore →Taliesin West
Taliesin West was built by Frank Lloyd Wright and his apprentices in the 1930s and…
Explore →The Arts Center
A magnificent neoclassical building and architectural gem. 700 seat auditorium ideal for meetings, retreats, lectures,…
Explore →The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
The Chicago Athenaeum, an international museum, has opened a new satellite facility in Galena that…
Explore →The City Auditorium
Well-known buildings are usually notable for their architectural size or history. That is certainly the…
Explore →The Mills House
William M. Mills, an oilman from Pennsylvania, drilled over 400 oil and gas wells in…
Explore →Topeka High School
Designed by Topeka architect Thomas W. Williamson, Topeka High School was completed in 1931 at…
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