Constitution Hall
United States historic place in Lecompton, Kansas. Built 1856. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Lecompton Constitution Hall, also known as Constitution Hall, is a building in Lecompton, Kansas, that played an important role in the long-running Bleeding Kansas crisis over slavery in Kansas. It is operated by the Kansas Historical Society as Constitution Hall State Historic Site.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Elmore St. between Woodson and 3rd Sts., Lecompton, KS |
| County | Douglas County |
| Listed | May 14, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000312 |
| Built | 1856 |
| Type of place | building of public administration |
| Style | vernacular architecture, Greek Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, listed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
Visiting
| Address | Elmore St. between Woodson and 3rd Sts., Lecompton, KS |
| Coordinates | 39.04555, -95.39471 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park · 15 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Perry 5 mi · Rock Creek (Ks) 6 mi · Slough Creek 6 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000312. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.