Lansing

by Laura Phillippi and Nolan Sunderman

Book Overview

Founded by Civil War veteran William Lansing Taylor, Lansing is home to a population quickly approaching 11,000 residents. It is also home to the Lansing Correctional Facility (formerly the Kansas State Penitentiary), the oldest prison in Kansas. Designed by Erasmus Carr, architect of the Kansas State Capitol, the building has stood watch over the area for more than 140 years. As one will find, Lansing and the prison have grown together and mutually...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738561924
• ISBN13: 9780738561929
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"