UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Wednesday. February 22,1995 5A Journalist's house offered to foundation By Matt Hood Kansan staff writer In an old, northeastern neighborhood in Emporia, virtually hidden behind the broad bows of evergreens and oak trees, stands a journalistic landmark: the two-story, red stone and brick house of William Allen White, namesake of the University of Kansas' William Allen White School of Journalism. Last week, the William Allen White Foundation announced that the house had been offered as a gift to the foundation. The foundation is affiliated with the School of Journalism. The owners are Barbara and David Walker, editor and publisher, respectively, of the Emporia Gazette. White was editor of the Gazette in the early 1900s. Barbara Walker, who is White's granddaughter, offered the house on the condition that it be converted into a public museum. The foundation formed a task force to study the feasibility of turning the home into a museum. "The potential for a museum and special programs is tremendously exciting as a way of preserving William Allen White's legacy," said Mike Kautsch, dean of journalism and director of the foundation, in a news release. But, Kautsch said, the house could be accepted only if the foundation can raise enough money to pay for the museum's upkeep and staff. The task force has not determined how much it would cost to run a museum. Kautsch said the task force wanted to develop a vision statement for the museum. The vision statement includes: A study program for graduate students in journalism at the Emporia Gazette A study of history as recorded in the newspapers of Kansas and an effort by historians to show the impact of White and his times A documentary film about White William Allen White A documentary film about White Kautsch said the task force hoped to announce whether financing had been secured and the gift could be accepted on William Allen White Day, Feb. 10, of next year. In 1971, the house was added to the National Register of Historical Places. The house was built in 1887 with red sandstone from the Garden of the Gods, an area near Colorado Springs, Colo., known for its rock formations. The house was purchased by White in 1899. It was gutted by fire in 1920 and extensively remodeled. After White's death in 1944, his son, William L. White, lived in the house with his wife. Now, the house stands vacant. Now, the house stands vacant. J. Warren Brinkman, a retired professor at Emporia State University and member of the task force, said he once lived around the corner from the house. People in the neighborhood affectionately referred to it as "Red Rocks." He said the house, with its towering chimneys and sweeping veranda, still stirred images of great leaders, such as Teddy Roosevelt, who visited White. "The house is a little of the human part of William Allen White," Brinkman said. Celebrate Women's History Month in March! 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