National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Strong Hall
a.k.a. Administration Building
213 Strong Hall, U. of Kansas, Jct. Jayhawk Dr. and Poplar Ln., Lawrence, KS Local significance of the building: Architecture; Education
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
Kansas was the site of the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case in 1954, which declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional and paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement.