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This building served as the seat of the Kansas Territorial government in 1857 and 1858. The second territorial legislature met here in 1857. The constitutional convention that drafted the Lecompton Constitution also met here. At the time this photo was taken, the building served as the meeting hall for the International Order of Odd Fellows. Lecompton Constitution Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and as a National Historic Landmark in 1974.
Date: 1908
Item Number: 204936
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 204936
Built Environment - Architectural Style - Greek Revival
Built Environment - Function - Social - Meeting Hall
Built Environment - Kansas Historical Markers
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Historic Preservation
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - IOOF
Date - 1900s - 1908
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Lecompton Constitution
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Legislatures
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Historic sites - Constitution Hall
Type of Material - Photographs
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