National and State Registers of Historic Places

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County: Crawford
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S-W Supply Company

215 E Prairie
Girard (Crawford County)
Listed in National Register 2009-05-21

Architect: unknown
Category: secondary structure; manufacturing facility

The S-W Supply Company property is located southeast of Girard's courthouse square in an area that transitions from commercial to residential. Local entrepreneur Marion Slawson, whose career spanned many fields including law, farming, and public service, founded the company in 1923 to manufacture his stamped-metal grave marker. S-W stood for Slawson-Wilson, his last name and his wife's maiden name. During its first years in business, the fledgling company operated out of the wood-frame barn behind the Slawson home. By 1926, the company was producing enough grave markers to merit the construction of a new building, and by 1933, the company's annual sales reached $35,000 and employed 11 people. The nominated property includes three buildings: a 1926 two-story main brick building with stepped parapet and monitor roof, a circa 1905 one-and-a-half-story gabled wood-frame barn, and a circa 1925 one-story garage. It was nominated for its association with local industry.

Washington Grade School

209 South Locust St
Pittsburg (Crawford County)
Listed in National Register 2008-04-16

Architect: Thomas W. Williamson & Company
Category: school
Thematic Nomination: Historic Public Schools of Kansas

Partially funded by the Public Works Administration, the Washington Grade School (c. 1938) was designed by Thomas W. Williamson & Company of Topeka, a firm widely known for its design of schools in Kansas. The one-story, hipped-roof, brick structure reflects the Colonial Revival style that was common in public buildings of the early 20th century, and is nominated for its association to local educational history.