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Historic Fort Leavenworth Homes Deteriorated for Years. Now There’s a Plan to Revive (Most of) Them

The Rookery, a barracks built circa 1830 at Fort Leavenworth, is believed to be the oldest continuously occupied home in Kansas. It will undergo major renovation as part of an $89.7 million restoration project.

At Fort Leavenworth, residents and visitors enamored of the stately homes that for more than 100 years have lined the military post’s tree-canopied streets have been unsettled by a recent fear. Out of neglect, its historic homes — some dating to the late 1800s — were being left to rot. Too expensive to repair, they […]