Burns Union School

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Burns Union School

| image = 1905 Burns Union School.jpg

| caption = Currently Burns Community Museum in 2010

| locmapin = Kansas

| map_caption = Location within the state of Kansas

| location = SW corner of
Ohio and Main St
Burns, Kansas 66840

| coordinates = {{coord|38|5|20|N|96|53|14|W|region:US-KS_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| area = {{convert|1.5|acre}}

| built = 1904

| builder =

| architect = Charles W. Squires,
J.J. Clayton

| architecture = Renaissance

| restored =

| nrhp_type =

| partof =

| partof_refnum =

| refnum = 75000714 {{NRISref|version=2010a}}

| added = March 26, 1975

}}

The Burns Union School at the SW corner of Ohio and Main Sts. in Burns, Kansas was built in 1904. It was a work of C.W. Squires and J.J. Clayton. In 1965, it closed as a result of statewide school district consolidation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

The building now houses the Burns Community Museum and includes a restored period classroom.{{cite web|title=Burrns Community Museum|url=http://www.burnsks.com/museum.html|publisher=City of Burns|accessdate=1 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040856/http://www.burnsks.com/museum.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} It is open by appointment.

See also

Further reading

  • Burns, Kansas: 100-Years, 1880-1980.; Burns Centennial Committee; 1980.
  • Days to Remember: The Burns Community, 1864-1970; Hazel C. Bruner; Mennonite Press; 1970.
  • Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72–92041; 344 pages; 1972.

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