jan 1, 1972 - Argentine Heights Program

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Argentine Heights Program completed in 1972: The Argentine Heights program was the first residential rehabilitation program in the state of Kansas. Completed in 1972, the project cost $2,200,000. The 320 unit Berkshire Village Complex is a large portion of this project. The Silver City project was the largest of the Kansas City, Kansas Urban Renewal Projects in terms of acreage and cost. This project cost $9,700,000 and comprises 346 acres. A third project, Villa Argentine, has been an effort over the last few years to relocate homes and businesses in the Mexican-American community and is an attempt to use federal funds to preserve an ethnic culture.

The Argentine community has many civic and service groups, fraternal organizations, numberous churches, two city parks and a branch library. Schools such as Argentine High School (founded 1884), Harmon High School (founded 1973), Emerson Elementary School (founded 1887), Stanley Elementary School (founded 1889), the Silver City Elementary School (founded 1971) and Noble Prentis (founded 1911) have faithfully served Argentine for many years. The Franklin Elementary (founded 1898) phased out in 1972 and the Lincoln Grade School (founded 1888) and phased out in 1965 also served the community as did the small Carlisle, Thomas Edison, and the Bruce and Lowell Schools of early day Argentine.

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