History buffs want to turn a Kansas limestone barn used in the Underground Railroad into a history center.
History organizations pitched the idea to the Lawrence, Kansas City Commission this week. The barn was built in 1858 and was used to hide people escaping from slavery in Missouri. The city later used the barn as a fire station.
The National Park Service officially recognized the site as part of the Underground Railroad in 2018. Now history groups are asking the city to turn it into an archival and digital research site.