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Usher House victory pauses demolition in Usher neighborhood
EU officials and local preservation groups fought over removing the 1872 Usher House, home to Beta Theta Pi, near Spooner Hall in Lawrence. Powers ruled demolition limited to Usher environs, while opponents expect further action, possibly an appeal, though KU says no action planned.
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John Palmer Usher
Lincoln
Union Pacific Railroad
Pullman Railroad Manufacturing Company
Mary Todd Lincoln
Lawrence
South Park
Walt Whitman
Toric Resources Commission
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14Th Street
Oread Avenue
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