National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame
| National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame | |
|---|---|
|
The Hall in 2009 | |
| Location |
630 Hall of Fame Drive Bonner Springs, KS 66012 United States |
| Coordinates | 39°06′36″N 94°52′21″W / 39.1099°N 94.872571°WCoordinates: 39°06′36″N 94°52′21″W / 39.1099°N 94.872571°W |
| Type | Ag Museum |
| Visitors | 20,000 / year |
| Website | aghalloffame.com |
The National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame is a museum and educational facility in Bonner Springs, Kansas, United States. The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code (issued in 1960).
It is located east of K-7 and south of State Avenue (US-24, near 126th Street) next to the Cricket Wireless Amphitheater and Kansas City Renaissance Festival. It is north of the Kansas Turnpike "Bonner Springs" exit, and about 1 miles west of the Kansas Speedway.
It is closed for the 2014 season to the general public, except for special events, and will reopen in 2015.[1]
Components
Main Building
The Main Building built in 1963-64 includes:[2]
- Gallery of Rural Art
- National Agricultural Hall of Fame[3]
- Hall of Rural Living
- National Farm Broadcasters Hall of Fame
- Rural Electric Conference Theater
- National Farmer's Memorial
- National Poultry Museum[4]
Museum of Farming
The 20,400-square-foot (1,900 m2) building opened in 1967. Much of the museum's 30,000 artifacts, including an extensive collection of farm implements, are housed there.
Farm Town, U.S.A.
This recreation a rural village which opened in 1968 includes:[2]
- Blacksmith Shop
- General Store
- Poultry Hatchery
- Railroad Depot
- Union Pacific Caboose
- Operational narrow-gauge train
- Farm House
- Farm Shed
- Chicken Coop
- Eight-sided Wooden Silo
- 75-seat outdoor Pavilion
- Smith Event Barn
See also
- Agritourism
- Biogeography
- Agricultural Research Service Science Hall of Fame
- Freedom's Frontier, NE Kansas National Heritage Area
- Freedom's Frontier Heritage Area, at Fort Leavenworth's Frontier Army Museum
- Fort Scott National Historic Site, Frontier Military Road destination
- Kansas Sampler, shares savvy insights on rural community character
- Tamegonit Lodge at Theodore Naish Scout Reservation
References
- ↑ National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame in Wyandotte County closes amid financial turmoil; The Kansas City Star; May 15, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Museum Tour webpage. National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame website.
- ↑ National Agricultural Hall of Fame webpage. National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame website.
- ↑ National Poultry Museum webpage. National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame website.
External links
- National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, official website
- National Agricultural Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame list