Menno Community Hall, near Kendall, Kansas was built during 1936-1937 as a Works Progress Administration project. [2][3][4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1] It was designed by Howard T. Blanchard of Garden City, Kansas in WPA Rustic architecture.[5][6]

Menno Community Hall
Menno Community Hall is located in Kansas
Menno Community Hall
Menno Community Hall is located in the United States
Menno Community Hall
LocationNE4, NE4, NE4, NE4, S. 15, T. 26S, R. 49W, near Kendall, Hamilton County, Kansas
Coordinates37°47′40″N 101°33′50″W / 37.79444°N 101.56389°W / 37.79444; -101.56389
Arealess than one acre
Built1936-1937
ArchitectBlanchard, Howard T.
Architectural styleWPA Rustic
MPSNew Deal-Era Resources of Kansas MPS
NRHP reference No.02001700[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 2003

It was built of local brown limestone walls upon a concrete foundation.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Menno (Hamilton County, Kansas): Community Profile". roadsidethoughts.com.
  3. ^ "Menno Cemetery, a Kendall, Kansas Cemetery". www.funerals360.com.
  4. ^ "LandmarkHunter.com | Hamilton County, Kansas". landmarkhunter.com.
  5. ^ a b Heather O'Hara and Emilie Hagen (2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Menno Community Hall / 075-0000-0015". National Park Service. Retrieved August 12, 2017. With nine photos from 2001-2002
  6. ^ "Menno Community Hall in Kendall, Kansas | Historic Places". Historicplaces.net. Retrieved May 1, 2020.