Dighton High School
historic school building in Dighton, Kansas, USA
Dighton High School, also known as Dighton Jr/Sr High School (DJSHS), is a public secondary school in Dighton, Kansas and a part of Dighton Unified School District 482. Its building, Lane County Community High School, located at 200 S. Wichita Ave., was built in 1938. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
It is a Public Works Administration (PWA) project and it is Art Deco in style. Glen H. Thomas of Wichita was the architect and the contractor was M. C. Foy.
The public source identifies “Dighton High School” as historic school building in Dighton, Kansas, USA. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Dighton, High and School.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q48842854. Authority coordinates are 38.481, -100.461. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1938 and 2005.
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