Two of Troy's Landmarks in Danger: Boder/Strong House & S.L.K. Library
Entry/Object ID
L9999.999.3695
Description
Two of Troy's Landmarks in Danger: Boder/Strong House & S.L.K. Library. News article from St. Joseph News-Press, undated. Color photo
Regarding the Boder/Strong Mansion in Troy, Kansas which was sold to the Troy School District in a foreclosure sale, that at publication could still be purchased for $30,000 plus a $4000 redemption fee and 8% interest. The property sits cater-corner from the High School. The property is described. Henry Boder, who along with Louis Boder, opened the first bank in Troy in 1870. The Boders later moved to St. Joseph where he established the Missouri Trust Company.
The article also sites the S.L.K. Library building, once the meeting place for the oldest club for women in the state of Kansas.. S.L.K. Library stands for Seekers of Light and Knowledge.
These properties still stand in 2013.
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Women's Clubs in Kansas, Boder-Strong Mansion, Troy, Kansas, Doniphan County, Kansas, S.L.K. Library