In the late 1940s, Kansas architecture featured a mix of styles. Art Deco and Streamline Moderne influenced some urban buildings, particularly theaters and banks. The Mid-Century Modern style began emerging with clean lines, large windows, and open spaces, becoming more popular in the 1950s.
Colonial Revival homes, with brick facades and gable roofs, were common in suburban areas. Additionally, Craftsman bungalows continued to be built, characterized by low-pitched roofs and exposed beams, especially in suburban neighborhoods. These styles reflected the post-war optimism and growing suburban development.
These amazing photos from
Lou Horacek were taken by his father Leo Horacek that show buildings in Kansas around 1947-49.
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| First Baptist Church, Topeka, Kansas, October 1947 |
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| 304 Indiana St. house, Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| 603 Ohio St., Lawrence, Kansas, 1947 |
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| 615 Louisiana St. house, Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| 701 Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| Barn, Lawrence, Kansas, October 1947 |
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| Brick Victorian, 600 Block of Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| Church construction, 15th and Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas, December 1947 |
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| English Lutheran Church, 11th St. and New Hampshire St., Lawrence, Kansas, 1947 |
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| House on Clinton Road past Lone Star turn, Douglas County, Kansas, October 1947 |
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| Lane University & Territorial Capital Museum, Lecompton, Kansas, October 1947 |
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| Lawrence National Bank Building, 7th and Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| McLouth Baptist Church, McLouth, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| Methodist Episcopal Church near Berryton, Kansas, 1947 |
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| Pony Creek School, No. 37, somewhere in the Lawrence-Topeka, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| School District 38, near Shawnee Lake, southeast of Topeka, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| School near Country Club, northwest of Lawrence, Kansas, 1947 |
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| School No. 78, Highway 40, northwest of Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| Sign over the door reads 'School District 48', on Red Star Road from Topeka to Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| Stony Point School, Lawrence, Kansas, 1947 |
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| The Sweet Mansion, 3rd and Topeka Blvd., Topeka, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| Wellman Church, north of Lawrence, Kansas, November 1947 |
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| Potwin School, Topeka, Kansas, September 1948 |
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| St. Joseph Church, Topeka, Kansas, January 1948 |
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| Italianate farmhouse, Lawrence, Kansas, 1949 |
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| Kansas Church, Douglas County, Kansas, 1949 |
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| Schoolhouse, Douglas County, Kansas, 1949 |
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| Union Pacific Railroad Station, Lawrence, Kansas, May 1949 |
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| University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1949 |
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| Watkins Bank Building, Lawrence, Kansas, 1949 |
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