Constitution Hall, Lecompton
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Constitution Hall in Lecompton is a historic 1850s territorial government building central to the political struggles over slavery in Kansas before the Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution Hall, Lecompton canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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museum ⓘ territorial government building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Vernacular Greek Revival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Free-State movement in Kansas
NERFINISHED
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Kansas Territory government NERFINISHED ⓘ pro-slavery faction in Kansas Territory ⓘ |
| builtIn | 1850s ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Douglas County, Kansas
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Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas ⓘ Museums in Douglas County, Kansas ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Kansas ⓘ |
| city | Lecompton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1857 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1856 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
museum interpreting territorial Kansas
ⓘ
state historic site ⓘ |
| era |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
Antebellum period ⓘ |
| historicDesignation | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Douglas County, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ Lecompton, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material | native limestone ⓘ |
| nhlDesignationDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| nrhpListingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kansas Historical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Kansas Historical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lecompton National Historic Landmark District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Lecompton Constitutional Convention
NERFINISHED
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drafting of the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Bleeding Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantTheme |
political struggles over slavery in Kansas Territory
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pre–Civil War sectional conflict ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
constitutional convention meetings
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legislative sessions ⓘ territorial government offices ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.