Leavenworth Riverfront Community Center
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Leavenworth Riverfront Community Center
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 Location within the state of Kansas
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| Location | 123 N. Esplanade St, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66043 USA [2] |
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| Built | 1888 |
| Built by | James A. McGonigle |
| Architect | Cobb and Frost |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| Restored | 1988, 2014 |
| NRHP Reference # | 82002663 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 11, 1987 |
Leavenworth Riverfront Community Center was a former Union Pacific railroad station located in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.[2] It is also known as the Old Union Depot when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1987. It is currently known as the Leavenworth Riverfront Community Center.
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History
It was built as a Union Pacific Railroad Depot in 1888 by James A. McGonigle, to a design by the Chicago architecture firm Cobb and Frost.[3]
In 1984, V.B. Greenamyre and Family sold the building to the city of Leavenworth. Using funds from a bond issue, the depot was renovated with a basketball gym, cardiovacular fitness room, weight and strength training room, raquetball courts, an indoor pool, activity rooms, meeting rooms and a 1/10-of a mile indoor walking track. The facility opened to the public in 1988, 100 years after its construction.[4]
A newer South Wing Room was remodeled in 2012. The facility's brick and sandstone exterior began renovations in 2014. The city of Leavenworth received a grant from the Kansas State Department of Transportation in 2010 to replace the sandstone[5]
Current facility
The Leavenworth Parks and Recreation Department staffs this facility and manages maintenance, room rentals and activity programs.[6] It is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Gallery
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Historical plaque on the Riverfront Community Center
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Leavenworth Riverfront Community Center (2015 exterior).JPG
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See also
Further reading
- History of Leavenworth County Kansas; Jesse Hall and LeRoy Hand; Historical Publishing; 684 pages; 1921. (27MB PDF)
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Riverfront Community and Convention Center; United States Geological Survey (USGS); December 8, 2008.
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leavenworth Union Depot. |
- Riverfront Community Center, city of Leavenworth
- Leavenworth City Map, KDOT
- Historical
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