Treanor Preservation

The Kansas City Business Journal’s Capstone Awards honors exceptional real estate and development achievements in the Kansas City metro area. Eisenhower Ridge Building 19 was presented with a Capstone in the office category. The development project, led by Pioneer Group, restored a historic building and brought 400 new jobs to Leavenworth, Kan.

Rick Kready, Pioneer Group, with Julie Cawby (l), Treanor project manager, and Joy Coleman (r), Treanor principal.

Treanor will be breaking ground on its new office at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3. Meet us at 1040 New Hampshire for a celebration of the great things to come!

To many, the buildings of the 1950s and 1960s are aging eyesores in need of a facelift – or demolition. In reality, they are the new ground for preservation.

Structures built during this time period have long suffered from bad public relations. Many see them as too hard to repair. Ugly. Out of style. Not energy efficient – and not old enough to preserve. However, federal standards recognize postwar buildings— age 50 or older— as candidates for the National Register of Historic Places, and potentially for rehabilitation tax credits. It’s time to take a second look.

“Many communities struggle with appreciating ...

Do you have a building that you’re interested in preserving? Here’s where to start:

• Commit to a blind analysis of its significance and value, whether the design is your taste or not.
• Search your organization’s own archives for announcements related to the building. These can reveal important features.
• Compare your building with architecture in other cities and towns. This can shed light on its design significance.
• Research publications from the time it was built. What was being touted as new and innovative architecture, and how does your building compare?
• Contact your state’s preservation office to help ...

On November 15, The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association presented Topeka developer Pioneer Group the Judges Award for Honorable Mention at the J. Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation for the adaptive reuse of Eisenhower Ridge Building 19. The award, given in the category of best commercial/retail/non-residential project, was announced at the NH&RA’s annual ceremony in Boston.

The “Timmy Awards” honor outstanding real estate projects that involve the rehabilitation and preservation of older and historic buildings nation-wide. Building 19 was awarded in the category of Best Commercial/Retail/Non-Residential Project. The project rehabilitated a 125-year-old ...

Building 19 After Construction

Treanor Architects is proud to announce the launch of its new Sustainability Committee. The committee was formed as a grassroots effort within the company to serve as a resource and advocate for environmental sustainability. Through the incorporation of sustainable practices, educating employees and clients, and creating an environmentally responsible outreach program, this committee will address firm-wide needs in the area of environmental consciousness.

The group is led by two sponsoring principals and also of representatives from each of Treanor’s design studios:

• Justice – Sponsoring Principal Andy Pitts, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
• Interior Design – Sponsoring Principal Audrie Wenger, IIDA
• Student ...

City Celebrates Building’s 75th Anniversary

Kansas City’s iconic Municipal Auditorium has received a face lift just in time for the building’s 75th anniversary celebration.

After 75 years of continuous service, the historic Art Deco building was showing its age. The City of Kansas City initiated a project in 2010 to restore the building’s exterior to its former glory.

Completed ahead of schedule, the project wrapped up in time for the building’s 75th anniversary celebration. The event marks the building’s formal dedication by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 13, 1936. Hosted by the Kansas ...

Municipal Auditorium After Exterior Restoration

The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association announced Eisenhower Ridge Building 19, located in Leavenworth, Kan., as on of the finalists for this year’s J. Timothy Anderson Awards For Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation.

The annual “Timmy Awards” honor outstanding real estate projects that involve the rehabilitation and preservation of older and historic buildings nation-wide. Building 19 was named as one of two finalists in the category of Best Commercial/Retail/Non-Residential Project. The project rehabilitated a 125-year-old mess hall that historically served Civil War veterans as part of the Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Now, the building serves ...

Five things you thought you knew about historic preservation

The very idea of preserving an older, historically significant building for a new, modern use can start some heated conversations. The problem is, a number of the “facts” that many believe to be true about historic preservation projects are actually false.

Here are five of the most common beliefs about historic preservation and rehabilitation— and the reality:

It’s just for 80-year-old buildings.Actually, age is just a starting point. The National Park Service says any building that is 50 years old and historically significant based on its usage, its role ...

On August 31, The Central Plains Consolidated Patient Account Center hosted a ribbon cutting at its new location in the renovated historic mess hall building on the Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus in Leavenworth Kansas.

Many people from the community as well as the local and state governments attended the ceremony. Honored guests Governor Sam Brownback, Senator Pat Roberts, Gary Million, VA deputy network director, and Gary Baker, VA Health Administration chief business officer, cut the ribbon on the front steps of the historic building.

Left to Right: Gary Million, Gov. Sam Brownback, Gary Baker, and Sen. Pat Roberts cut the ribbon.

Left to Right: Vance Kelley, Treanor Architects principal, Gov. Sam Brownback, and Bobbie Bower, Kansas Preservation Alliance board member, and Ken Bower discuss the Eisenhower Ridge Building 19 rehabilitation project.

Left to Right: Krissy Buck, Treanor preservation/LEED specialist, Julie Cawby, Treanor project manager, and Commissioner Davis Moulden, Leavenworth City Commission talking after the ribbon cutting.